diff --git a/src/msw/data.cpp b/src/msw/data.cpp
index 1ef02c6927..edb0f00571 100644
--- a/src/msw/data.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/data.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ wxColour  wxNullColour;
 // Default window names
 const wxChar *wxControlNameStr = wxT("control");
 const wxChar *wxButtonNameStr = wxT("button");
-const wxChar WXDLLEXPORT *wxCanvasNameStr = wxT("canvas");
+const wxChar * WXDLLEXPORT wxCanvasNameStr = wxT("canvas");
 const wxChar *wxCheckBoxNameStr = wxT("check");
 const wxChar *wxChoiceNameStr = wxT("choice");
 const wxChar *wxComboBoxNameStr = wxT("comboBox");
@@ -116,26 +116,26 @@ const wxChar *wxStaticBoxNameStr = wxT("groupBox");
 const wxChar *wxListBoxNameStr = wxT("listBox");
 const wxChar *wxStaticTextNameStr = wxT("message");
 const wxChar *wxStaticBitmapNameStr = wxT("message");
-const wxChar WXDLLEXPORT *wxMultiTextNameStr = wxT("multitext");
+const wxChar * WXDLLEXPORT wxMultiTextNameStr = wxT("multitext");
 const wxChar *wxPanelNameStr = wxT("panel");
 const wxChar *wxRadioBoxNameStr = wxT("radioBox");
 const wxChar *wxRadioButtonNameStr = wxT("radioButton");
-const wxChar WXDLLEXPORT *wxBitmapRadioButtonNameStr = wxT("radioButton");
+const wxChar * WXDLLEXPORT wxBitmapRadioButtonNameStr = wxT("radioButton");
 const wxChar *wxScrollBarNameStr = wxT("scrollBar");
 const wxChar *wxSliderNameStr = wxT("slider");
-const wxChar WXDLLEXPORT *wxStaticNameStr = wxT("static");
-const wxChar WXDLLEXPORT *wxTextCtrlWindowNameStr = wxT("textWindow");
+const wxChar * WXDLLEXPORT wxStaticNameStr = wxT("static");
+const wxChar * WXDLLEXPORT wxTextCtrlWindowNameStr = wxT("textWindow");
 const wxChar *wxTextCtrlNameStr = wxT("text");
-const wxChar WXDLLEXPORT *wxVirtListBoxNameStr = wxT("virtListBox");
-const wxChar WXDLLEXPORT *wxButtonBarNameStr = wxT("buttonbar");
-const wxChar WXDLLEXPORT *wxEnhDialogNameStr = wxT("Shell");
+const wxChar * WXDLLEXPORT wxVirtListBoxNameStr = wxT("virtListBox");
+const wxChar * WXDLLEXPORT wxButtonBarNameStr = wxT("buttonbar");
+const wxChar * WXDLLEXPORT wxEnhDialogNameStr = wxT("Shell");
 const wxChar *wxToolBarNameStr = wxT("toolbar");
 const wxChar *wxStatusLineNameStr = wxT("status_line");
 const wxChar *wxGetTextFromUserPromptStr = wxT("Input Text");
 const wxChar *wxMessageBoxCaptionStr = wxT("Message");
 const wxChar *wxFileSelectorPromptStr = wxT("Select a file");
 const wxChar *wxFileSelectorDefaultWildcardStr = wxT("*.*");
-const wxChar WXDLLEXPORT *wxTreeCtrlNameStr = wxT("treeCtrl");
+const wxChar * WXDLLEXPORT wxTreeCtrlNameStr = wxT("treeCtrl");
 const wxChar *wxDirDialogNameStr = wxT("wxDirCtrl");
 const wxChar *wxDirDialogDefaultFolderStr = wxT("/");