diff --git a/legacy/eet/src/lib/Eet_private.h b/legacy/eet/src/lib/Eet_private.h
index baa9d2b668..39adee57bc 100644
--- a/legacy/eet/src/lib/Eet_private.h
+++ b/legacy/eet/src/lib/Eet_private.h
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@
 #include <setjmp.h>
 #include <locale.h>
 
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+# if __GNUC__ >= 4
+// BROKEN in gcc 4 on amd64
+//#  pragma GCC visibility push(hidden)
+# endif
+#endif
+
 FILE *_eet_memfile_read_open(void *data, size_t size);
 void  _eet_memfile_read_close(FILE *f);
 FILE *_eet_memfile_write_open(void **data, size_t *size);
diff --git a/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_data.c b/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_data.c
index 0950abbbd3..dd2ab17c2d 100644
--- a/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_data.c
+++ b/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_data.c
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-# if __GNUC__ >= 4
-#  pragma GCC visibility push(hidden)
-# endif
-#endif
-
 /*---*/
 
 typedef struct _Eet_Data_Element            Eet_Data_Element;
diff --git a/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_image.c b/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_image.c
index 850eaaca84..f578135dbb 100644
--- a/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_image.c
+++ b/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_image.c
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 #include "Eet.h"
 #include "Eet_private.h"
 
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-# if __GNUC__ >= 4
-#  pragma GCC visibility push(hidden)
-# endif
-#endif
-
 /*---*/
 
 typedef struct _JPEG_error_mgr             *emptr;
diff --git a/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_lib.c b/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_lib.c
index acfc91a520..22d7b3076d 100644
--- a/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_lib.c
+++ b/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_lib.c
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@
 #include "Eet.h"
 #include "Eet_private.h"
 
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-# if __GNUC__ >= 4
-#  pragma GCC visibility push(hidden)
-# endif
-#endif
-
 #ifdef HAVE_REALPATH
 #undef HAVE_REALPATH
 #endif
diff --git a/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_memfile.c b/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_memfile.c
index 9e5c03d418..f8c3e947c4 100644
--- a/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_memfile.c
+++ b/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_memfile.c
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 #include "Eet.h"
 #include "Eet_private.h"
 
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-# if __GNUC__ >= 4
-#  pragma GCC visibility push(hidden)
-# endif
-#endif
-
 FILE *
 _eet_memfile_read_open(void *data, size_t size)
 {