diff --git a/Compiler/include/luacode.h b/Compiler/include/luacode.h
index 08a207a5..2684461b 100644
--- a/Compiler/include/luacode.h
+++ b/Compiler/include/luacode.h
@@ -4,6 +4,19 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 
 // Can be used to export public APIs to DLL
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+
+#ifdef LUACODE_API_C_EXPORT 
+#define LUACODE_API extern "C" __attribute__ ((dllexport))
+#endif 
+
+#ifdef LUACODE_API_EXPORT
+#define LUACODE_API extern __attribute__ ((dllexport))
+#endif 
+
+#else 
+
 #ifdef LUACODE_API_C_EXPORT 
 #define LUACODE_API extern "C" __declspec(dllexport)
 #endif 
@@ -12,6 +25,21 @@
 #define LUACODE_API extern __declspec(dllexport)
 #endif 
 
+#endif
+#else 
+#if __GNUC__ >= 4
+
+#ifdef LUACODE_API_C_EXPORT 
+#define LUACODE_API extern "C" __attribute__ ((visibility ("default")))
+#endif 
+
+#ifdef LUACODE_API_EXPORT
+#define LUACODE_API extern __attribute__ ((visibility ("default")))
+#endif 
+
+#endif
+#endif
+
 // Can be used to reconfigure visibility/exports for public APIs
 #ifndef LUACODE_API
 #define LUACODE_API extern
diff --git a/VM/include/luaconf.h b/VM/include/luaconf.h
index fba920e9..f354ec90 100644
--- a/VM/include/luaconf.h
+++ b/VM/include/luaconf.h
@@ -34,6 +34,19 @@
 #endif
 
 // Can be used to export public APIs to DLL
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+
+#ifdef LUA_API_C_EXPORT 
+#define LUA_API extern "C" __attribute__ ((dllexport))
+#endif 
+
+#ifdef LUA_API_EXPORT
+#define LUA_API extern __attribute__ ((dllexport))
+#endif 
+
+#else 
+
 #ifdef LUA_API_C_EXPORT 
 #define LUA_API extern "C" __declspec(dllexport)
 #endif 
@@ -42,6 +55,21 @@
 #define LUA_API extern __declspec(dllexport)
 #endif 
 
+#endif
+#else 
+#if __GNUC__ >= 4
+
+#ifdef LUA_API_C_EXPORT 
+#define LUA_API extern "C" __attribute__ ((visibility ("default")))
+#endif 
+
+#ifdef LUA_API_EXPORT
+#define LUA_API extern __attribute__ ((visibility ("default")))
+#endif 
+
+#endif
+#endif
+
 // Can be used to reconfigure visibility/exports for public APIs
 #ifndef LUA_API
 #define LUA_API extern