diff --git a/modules/gapi/include/opencv2/gapi/own/exports.hpp b/modules/gapi/include/opencv2/gapi/own/exports.hpp
index b1eddaa591..53bff2aef4 100644
--- a/modules/gapi/include/opencv2/gapi/own/exports.hpp
+++ b/modules/gapi/include/opencv2/gapi/own/exports.hpp
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@
 #   if defined(__OPENCV_BUILD)
 #       include <opencv2/core/base.hpp>
 #       define GAPI_EXPORTS CV_EXPORTS
-
 #   else
+#       define GAPI_EXPORTS
+
+#if 0  // Note: the following version currently is not needed for non-OpenCV build
 #       if defined _WIN32
 #           define GAPI_EXPORTS __declspec(dllexport)
 #       elif defined __GNUC__ && __GNUC__ >= 4
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@
 #       ifndef GAPI_EXPORTS
 #           define GAPI_EXPORTS
 #       endif
+#endif
 
 #   endif