diff --git a/include/event2/visibility.h b/include/event2/visibility.h
index 412a061c..779eb68d 100644
--- a/include/event2/visibility.h
+++ b/include/event2/visibility.h
@@ -51,4 +51,16 @@
 
 #endif /* event_*_EXPORTS */
 
+/** We need to dllimport event_debug_logging_mask_ into event_extra */
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+# if defined(event_core_shared_EXPORTS) /** from core export */
+#  define EVENT2_CORE_EXPORT_SYMBOL __declspec(dllexport)
+# elif defined(event_extra_shared_EXPORTS) /** from extra import */
+#  define EVENT2_CORE_EXPORT_SYMBOL __declspec(dllimport)
+# endif
+#endif /* _MSC_VER */
+#if !defined(EVENT2_CORE_EXPORT_SYMBOL)
+# define EVENT2_CORE_EXPORT_SYMBOL EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL
+#endif
+
 #endif /* EVENT2_VISIBILITY_H_INCLUDED_ */
diff --git a/log-internal.h b/log-internal.h
index fb53df41..2c31608b 100644
--- a/log-internal.h
+++ b/log-internal.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #ifdef EVENT_DEBUG_LOGGING_ENABLED
-EVENT2_EXPORT_SYMBOL extern ev_uint32_t event_debug_logging_mask_;
+EVENT2_CORE_EXPORT_SYMBOL extern ev_uint32_t event_debug_logging_mask_;
 #define event_debug_get_logging_mask_() (event_debug_logging_mask_)
 #else
 #define event_debug_get_logging_mask_() (0)