diff --git a/include/osg/DeleteHandler b/include/osg/DeleteHandler
index f7c161ac9..200245b57 100644
--- a/include/osg/DeleteHandler
+++ b/include/osg/DeleteHandler
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace osg {
   * would be responsible for deleting itself!
   * An static auto_ptr<> is used internally in Referenced.cpp to manage the 
   * DeleteHandler's memory.*/
-class DeleteHandler
+class OSG_EXPORT DeleteHandler
 {
     public: