diff --git a/fontconfig/fcprivate.h b/fontconfig/fcprivate.h
index a6ee5c2..23021b2 100644
--- a/fontconfig/fcprivate.h
+++ b/fontconfig/fcprivate.h
@@ -123,5 +123,12 @@ _FcObjectSetVapBuild_bail0:						\
     ;									\
 }
 
-#endif /* _FCPRIVATE_H_ */
+#ifndef FC_ATTRIBUTE_VISIBILITY_HIDDEN
+#define FC_ATTRIBUTE_VISIBILITY_HIDDEN __attribute((visibility("hidden")))
+#endif
 
+#ifndef FC_ATTRIBUTE_VISIBILITY_EXPORT
+#define FC_ATTRIBUTE_VISIBILITY_EXPORT __attribute((visibility("default")))
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _FCPRIVATE_H_ */
diff --git a/src/makealias b/src/makealias
index e2f31c6..21de72e 100755
--- a/src/makealias
+++ b/src/makealias
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ while read name; do
 		;;
 	*)
 		alias="IA__$name"
-		hattr='__attribute((visibility("hidden")))'
+		hattr='FC_ATTRIBUTE_VISIBILITY_HIDDEN'
 		echo "extern __typeof ($name) $alias $hattr;" >> $HEAD
 		echo "#define $name $alias" >> $HEAD
 		ifdef=`grep -l '^'$name'[ (]' "$SRCDIR"/*.c | sed -n 1p | sed -e 's/^.*\/\([^.]*\)\.c/__\1__/'`
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ while read name; do
 			last=$ifdef
 		fi
 		echo "# undef $name" >> $TAIL
-		cattr='__attribute((alias("'$alias'"), visibility("default")))'
+		cattr='__attribute((alias("'$alias'"))) FC_ATTRIBUTE_VISIBILITY_EXPORT'
 		echo "extern __typeof ($name) $name $cattr;" >> $TAIL
 		;;
 	esac