diff --git a/include/greeter/greeter.h b/include/greeter/greeter.h
index 64b6446..02b91cb 100644
--- a/include/greeter/greeter.h
+++ b/include/greeter/greeter.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace greeter {
    */
   class GREETER_EXPORT Greeter {
   protected:
-    std::string name;
+    std::string GREETER_EXPORT name;
 
   public:
     /**