diff --git a/include/wx/control.h b/include/wx/control.h
index 41dc31feb6..fb90b4dbef 100644
--- a/include/wx/control.h
+++ b/include/wx/control.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "wx/window.h"      // base class
 
-extern const wxChar* wxControlNameStr; // the default name
+WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxControlNameStr;
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxControl is the base class for all controls
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/control.h b/include/wx/msw/control.h
index 9ecbab3dfb..1c984d20b0 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/control.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/control.h
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 
 #include "wx/dynarray.h"
 
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxControlNameStr;
-
 // General item class
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxControl : public wxControlBase
 {
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/stattext.h b/include/wx/msw/stattext.h
index 8c67921fe8..781b5878ab 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/stattext.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/stattext.h
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 
 #include "wx/control.h"
 
-WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxStaticTextNameStr;
-
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxStaticText : public wxControl
 {
 DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxStaticText)
diff --git a/include/wx/stattext.h b/include/wx/stattext.h
index 0f29f9834b..4df4158dc0 100644
--- a/include/wx/stattext.h
+++ b/include/wx/stattext.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "wx/control.h"
 
-extern const wxChar *wxStaticTextNameStr;
+WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(extern const wxChar*) wxStaticTextNameStr;
 
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxStaticTextBase : public wxControl
 {