diff --git a/opal/mca/backtrace/darwin/backtrace_darwin_component.c b/opal/mca/backtrace/darwin/backtrace_darwin_component.c
index 1dff9944d7..09704f105a 100644
--- a/opal/mca/backtrace/darwin/backtrace_darwin_component.c
+++ b/opal/mca/backtrace/darwin/backtrace_darwin_component.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "opal/mca/backtrace/backtrace.h"
 
-const opal_backtrace_base_component_1_0_0_t mca_backtrace_darwin_component = {
+OPAL_MODULE_DECLSPEC const opal_backtrace_base_component_1_0_0_t mca_backtrace_darwin_component = {
     /* First, the mca_component_t struct containing meta information
        about the component itself */
     {