diff --git a/include/cglm/common.h b/include/cglm/common.h
index 749fb5d..68530d8 100644
--- a/include/cglm/common.h
+++ b/include/cglm/common.h
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
-#  ifdef CGLM_DLL
+#  if defined(CGLM_DLL) && defined(CGLM_EXPORTS)
 #    define CGLM_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
-#  else
+#  elif defined(CGLM_DLL)
 #    define CGLM_EXPORT __declspec(dllimport)
+#  else
+#    define CGLM_EXPORT
 #  endif
 #  define CGLM_INLINE __forceinline
 #else