diff --git a/src/lib/eio/Eio.h b/src/lib/eio/Eio.h
index fb0fc64813..f72529e6e0 100644
--- a/src/lib/eio/Eio.h
+++ b/src/lib/eio/Eio.h
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
 # undef EAPI
 #endif
 
+#ifdef EAPI_WEAK
+# undef EAPI_WEAK
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 # ifdef EFL_BUILD
 #  ifdef DLL_EXPORT
@@ -46,15 +50,19 @@
 # else
 #  define EAPI __declspec(dllimport)
 # endif
+# define EAPI_WEAK
 #else
 # ifdef __GNUC__
 #  if __GNUC__ >= 4
 #   define EAPI __attribute__ ((visibility("default")))
+#   define EAPI_WEAK __attribute__ ((weak))
 #  else
 #   define EAPI
+#   define EAPI_WEAK
 #  endif
 # else
 #  define EAPI
+#  define EAPI_WEAK
 # endif
 #endif