diff --git a/include/wx/propgrid/propgrid.h b/include/wx/propgrid/propgrid.h
index 90b8ba9004..30eaa0de3b 100644
--- a/include/wx/propgrid/propgrid.h
+++ b/include/wx/propgrid/propgrid.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public:
     int HasExtraStyle( int style ) const { return (m_extraStyle & style); }
 };
 
-extern WXDLLIMPEXP_PROPGRID wxPGGlobalVarsClass* wxPGGlobalVars;
+extern WXDLLIMPEXP_DATA_PROPGRID(wxPGGlobalVarsClass*) wxPGGlobalVars;
 
 #define wxPGVariant_EmptyString     (wxPGGlobalVars->m_vEmptyString)
 #define wxPGVariant_Zero            (wxPGGlobalVars->m_vZero)