diff --git a/src/common/graphcmn.cpp b/src/common/graphcmn.cpp
index 3d01a387bb..a64c562fb3 100644
--- a/src/common/graphcmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/graphcmn.cpp
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ void * wxGraphicsMatrix::GetNativeMatrix() const
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxGraphicsPath, wxGraphicsObject)
+WXDLLIMPEXP_DATA_CORE(wxGraphicsPath) wxNullGraphicsPath;
 
 // convenience functions, for using wxPoint2DDouble etc