diff --git a/clients/b2/config/config.cpp b/clients/b2/config/config.cpp
index 9b505a89c4..317def1822 100644
--- a/clients/b2/config/config.cpp
+++ b/clients/b2/config/config.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 extern "C"
 {
-	QObject* allocate_config( KConfig* conf, QWidget* parent )
+	QObject* KDE_EXPORT allocate_config( KConfig* conf, QWidget* parent )
 	{
 		return(new B2Config(conf, parent));
 	}
diff --git a/clients/default/config/config.cpp b/clients/default/config/config.cpp
index 0a467eb255..8c87ae42ad 100644
--- a/clients/default/config/config.cpp
+++ b/clients/default/config/config.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 extern "C"
 {
-	QObject* allocate_config( KConfig* conf, QWidget* parent )
+	QObject* KDE_EXPORT allocate_config( KConfig* conf, QWidget* parent )
 	{
 		return(new KDEDefaultConfig(conf, parent));
 	}
diff --git a/clients/keramik/config/config.cpp b/clients/keramik/config/config.cpp
index eb4dbdaf72..44afabbaf7 100644
--- a/clients/keramik/config/config.cpp
+++ b/clients/keramik/config/config.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 extern "C"
 {
-	QObject* allocate_config( KConfig* conf, QWidget* parent )
+	QObject* KDE_EXPORT allocate_config( KConfig* conf, QWidget* parent )
 	{
 		return ( new KeramikConfig( conf, parent ) );
 	}
diff --git a/clients/modernsystem/config/config.cpp b/clients/modernsystem/config/config.cpp
index 1b365b8f03..f5d0a42bb4 100644
--- a/clients/modernsystem/config/config.cpp
+++ b/clients/modernsystem/config/config.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 extern "C"
 {
-	QObject* allocate_config(KConfig* conf, QWidget* parent)
+	QObject* KDE_EXPORT allocate_config(KConfig* conf, QWidget* parent)
 	{
 		return(new ModernSysConfig(conf, parent));
 	}
diff --git a/clients/plastik/config/config.cpp b/clients/plastik/config/config.cpp
index 0f383b248c..43f7869308 100644
--- a/clients/plastik/config/config.cpp
+++ b/clients/plastik/config/config.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ void PlastikConfig::defaults()
 
 extern "C"
 {
-    QObject* allocate_config(KConfig* config, QWidget* parent) {
+    QObject* KDE_EXPORT allocate_config(KConfig* config, QWidget* parent) {
         return (new PlastikConfig(config, parent));
     }
 }
diff --git a/clients/quartz/config/config.cpp b/clients/quartz/config/config.cpp
index 9e10386acd..17960b7b61 100644
--- a/clients/quartz/config/config.cpp
+++ b/clients/quartz/config/config.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 extern "C"
 {
-	QObject* allocate_config( KConfig* conf, QWidget* parent )
+	QObject* KDE_EXPORT allocate_config( KConfig* conf, QWidget* parent )
 	{
 		return(new QuartzConfig(conf, parent));
 	}