diff --git a/src/internal.h b/src/internal.h
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+#ifndef INTERNAL_H
+#define INTERNAL_H 1
+
+#include "config.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_VISIBILITY_HIDDEN
+#	define __visible	__attribute__((visibility("default")))
+#	define EXPORT_SYMBOL(x)	typeof(x) (x) __visible
+#else
+#	define EXPORT_SYMBOL
+#endif
+
+#endif