#ifdef CURL_STATICLIB
# define LIBHOSTNAME_EXTERN
#elif defined(WIN32) || defined(__SYMBIAN32__)
-# define LIBHOSTNAME_EXTERN __declspec(dllexport)
-#elif defined(CURL_HIDDEN_SYMBOLS)
+# if defined(BUILDING_LIBCURL)
+# define LIBHOSTNAME_EXTERN __declspec(dllexport)
+# else
+# define LIBHOSTNAME_EXTERN __declspec(dllimport)
+# endif
+#elif defined(BUILDING_LIBCURL) && defined(CURL_HIDDEN_SYMBOLS)
# define LIBHOSTNAME_EXTERN CURL_EXTERN_SYMBOL
#else
# define LIBHOSTNAME_EXTERN