diff --git a/common/TracyApi.h b/common/TracyApi.h
index 850ca5c0..a51ee33b 100644
--- a/common/TracyApi.h
+++ b/common/TracyApi.h
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 #define __TRACYAPI_H__
 
 #if defined _WIN32 || defined __CYGWIN__
-#  if defined TRACY_IMPORTS
+#  if defined TRACY_EXPORTS
+#    define TRACY_API __declspec(dllexport)
+#  elif defined TRACY_IMPORTS
 #    define TRACY_API __declspec(dllimport)
 #  else
-#    define TRACY_API __declspec(dllexport)
+#    define TRACY_API
 #  endif
 #else
 #  define TRACY_API __attribute__((visibility("default")))
diff --git a/library/win32/TracyProfiler.vcxproj b/library/win32/TracyProfiler.vcxproj
index b1e476c3..ef035e22 100644
--- a/library/win32/TracyProfiler.vcxproj
+++ b/library/win32/TracyProfiler.vcxproj
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
       <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;TRACYPROFILER_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;TRACY_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
       <PrecompiledHeaderFile>pch.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
       <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;TRACYPROFILER_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;TRACY_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
       <PrecompiledHeaderFile>pch.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;TRACYPROFILER_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;TRACY_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
       <PrecompiledHeaderFile>pch.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;TRACYPROFILER_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;TRACY_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
       <PrecompiledHeaderFile>pch.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>TRACY_ENABLE;NDEBUG;TRACYPROFILER_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>TRACY_ENABLE;NDEBUG;TRACY_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>TRACY_ON_DEMAND;TRACY_ENABLE;NDEBUG;TRACYPROFILER_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>TRACY_ON_DEMAND;TRACY_ENABLE;NDEBUG;TRACY_EXPORTS;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
diff --git a/manual/tracy.tex b/manual/tracy.tex
index faed494c..61d3d608 100644
--- a/manual/tracy.tex
+++ b/manual/tracy.tex
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ In projects that consist of multiple DLLs/shared objects things are a bit differ
 
 For that you need a \emph{profiler DLL} to which your executable and the other DLLs link. If that doesn't exist you have to create one explicitly for Tracy\footnote{You may also look at the \texttt{library} directory in the profiler source tree.}. This library should contain the \texttt{tracy/TracyClient.cpp} source file. Link the executable and all DLLs which you want to profile to this DLL.
 
-If you are targeting Windows with Microsoft Visual Studio, add the \texttt{TRACY\_IMPORTS} define to your application. While this is an optional step, it enables more efficient code.
+If you are targeting Windows with Microsoft Visual Studio or MinGW, add the \texttt{TRACY\_IMPORTS} define to your application.
 
 \subsubsection{Problematic platforms}