diff --git a/include/fmt/core.h b/include/fmt/core.h
index af5842dc..b79dbe02 100644
--- a/include/fmt/core.h
+++ b/include/fmt/core.h
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@
 #  define FMT_CLASS_API FMT_NO_W4275
 #  ifdef FMT_EXPORT
 #    define FMT_API __declspec(dllexport)
+#    define FMT_EXTERN_TEMPLATE_API FMT_API
 #  elif defined(FMT_SHARED)
 #    define FMT_API __declspec(dllimport)
 #    define FMT_EXTERN_TEMPLATE_API FMT_API