diff --git a/tinyxml2.h b/tinyxml2.h
index fb4376d..2dc98d3 100755
--- a/tinyxml2.h
+++ b/tinyxml2.h
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ distribution.
 #   else
 #       define TINYXML2_LIB
 #   endif
+#elif __GNUC__ >= 4
+#   define TINYXML2_LIB __attribute__((visibility("default")))
 #else
 #   define TINYXML2_LIB
 #endif