diff --git a/opal/mca/backtrace/none/backtrace_none_component.c b/opal/mca/backtrace/none/backtrace_none_component.c
index 599f54b740..c1dcf2c69f 100644
--- a/opal/mca/backtrace/none/backtrace_none_component.c
+++ b/opal/mca/backtrace/none/backtrace_none_component.c
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 #if defined(c_plusplus) || defined(__cplusplus)
 extern "C" {
-    OPAL_DECLSPEC extern const opal_backtrace_base_component_1_0_0_t mca_backtrace_none_component;
 #endif
+    OPAL_DECLSPEC extern const opal_backtrace_base_component_1_0_0_t mca_backtrace_none_component;
 #if defined(c_plusplus) || defined(__cplusplus)
 }
 #endif