diff --git a/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h b/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
index 227d8189..d0fe5f79 100644
--- a/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
+++ b/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class TestInfoImpl;                    // Opaque implementation of TestInfo
 class UnitTestImpl;                    // Opaque implementation of UnitTest
 
 // How many times InitGoogleTest() has been called.
-extern int g_init_gtest_count;
+GTEST_API_ extern int g_init_gtest_count;
 
 // The text used in failure messages to indicate the start of the
 // stack trace.
diff --git a/src/gtest.cc b/src/gtest.cc
index 904d9d74..b6481f7f 100644
--- a/src/gtest.cc
+++ b/src/gtest.cc
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ UInt32 Random::Generate(UInt32 range) {
 // Test.  g_init_gtest_count is set to the number of times
 // InitGoogleTest() has been called.  We don't protect this variable
 // under a mutex as it is only accessed in the main thread.
-int g_init_gtest_count = 0;
+GTEST_API_ int g_init_gtest_count = 0;
 static bool GTestIsInitialized() { return g_init_gtest_count != 0; }
 
 // Iterates over a vector of TestCases, keeping a running sum of the
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ void AssertHelper::operator=(const Message& message) const {
 }
 
 // Mutex for linked pointers.
-GTEST_DEFINE_STATIC_MUTEX_(g_linked_ptr_mutex);
+GTEST_API_ GTEST_DEFINE_STATIC_MUTEX_(g_linked_ptr_mutex);
 
 // Application pathname gotten in InitGoogleTest.
 String g_executable_path;