diff --git a/include/wx/log.h b/include/wx/log.h
index 00485e46de..c07ee5825f 100644
--- a/include/wx/log.h
+++ b/include/wx/log.h
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ private:
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxLogStderr : public wxLog
 {
     DECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxLogStderr)
-        
+
 public:
     // redirect log output to a FILE
     wxLogStderr(FILE *fp = (FILE *) NULL);
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ DECLARE_LOG_FUNCTION2(SysError, long lErrCode);
 
 // wxLogFatalError helper: show the (fatal) error to the user in a safe way,
 // i.e. without using wxMessageBox() for example because it could crash
-extern void wxSafeShowMessage(const wxString& title, const wxString& text);
+void WXDLLEXPORT wxSafeShowMessage(const wxString& title, const wxString& text);
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // debug only logging functions: use them with API name and error code
diff --git a/include/wx/settings.h b/include/wx/settings.h
index 14d4e5fa3f..8d5467212f 100644
--- a/include/wx/settings.h
+++ b/include/wx/settings.h
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public:
 // include the declaration of the real platform-dependent class
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-class wxSystemSettings : public wxSystemSettingsNative
+class WXDLLEXPORT wxSystemSettings : public wxSystemSettingsNative
 {
 public:
 #ifdef __WXUNIVERSAL__
@@ -184,10 +184,10 @@ public:
     // Get system screen design (desktop, pda, ..) used for
     // laying out various dialogs.
     static wxSystemScreen GetScreen();
-    
+
     // Override default.
     static void SetScreen( wxSystemScreen screen );
-    
+
     // Value
     static wxSystemScreen ms_screen;