diff --git a/include/wx/object.h b/include/wx/object.h
index 4b70945219..0651b16acb 100644
--- a/include/wx/object.h
+++ b/include/wx/object.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ typedef wxObject *(*wxObjectConstructorFn)(void);
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxClassInfo
 {
     friend class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObject;
-    friend wxObject *wxCreateDynamicObject(const wxChar *name);
+    friend WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxObject *wxCreateDynamicObject(const wxChar *name);
 public:
     wxClassInfo( const wxChar *className,
                  const wxClassInfo *baseInfo1,