diff --git a/icu4c/source/common/utf_impl.c b/icu4c/source/common/utf_impl.c
index b2cc470712..28f8b2491e 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/common/utf_impl.c
+++ b/icu4c/source/common/utf_impl.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  * -finish:
  * (BSR: Bit Scan Reverse, scans for a 1-bit, starting from the MSB)
  */
-U_CAPI uint8_t U_EXPORT2
+U_EXPORT uint8_t U_EXPORT2
 utf8_countTrailBytes[256]={
     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,