diff --git a/src/fcint.h b/src/fcint.h
index c50f623..afa37d2 100644
--- a/src/fcint.h
+++ b/src/fcint.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 #include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>
 #include <fontconfig/fcprivate.h>
 #include <fontconfig/fcfreetype.h>
-#include "fcalias.h"
 
 #ifndef FC_CONFIG_PATH
 #define FC_CONFIG_PATH "fonts.conf"
@@ -114,6 +113,8 @@
 /* slim_internal.h */
 #if (__GNUC__ > 3 || (__GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 3)) && defined(__ELF__)
 #define FcPrivate		__attribute__((__visibility__("hidden")))
+#define HAVE_GNUC_ATTRIBUTE 1
+#include "fcalias.h"
 #elif defined(__SUNPRO_C) && (__SUNPRO_C >= 0x550)
 #define FcPrivate		__hidden
 #else /* not gcc >= 3.3 and not Sun Studio >= 8 */
diff --git a/src/makealias b/src/makealias
index ebbe559..02167b2 100755
--- a/src/makealias
+++ b/src/makealias
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ shift
 HEAD=fcalias.h
 TAIL=fcaliastail.h
 rm -f $HEAD $TAIL
+echo "#if HAVE_GNUC_ATTRIBUTE" >> $TAIL
 cat "$@" | grep '^Fc[^ ]* *(' | sed -e 's/ *(.*$//' |
 while read name; do
 	case $name in
@@ -22,3 +23,4 @@ while read name; do
 		;;
 	esac
 done
+echo "#endif" >> $TAIL