diff --git a/common/CMakeLists.txt b/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 9ee4758738..93af613031 100644
--- a/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ add_library( singletop STATIC EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
 # as APIEXPORT
 set( KICOMMON_SRCS
     exceptions.cpp
+    lib_id.cpp
     locale_io.cpp
     richio.cpp
     string_utils.cpp
@@ -405,7 +406,6 @@ set( COMMON_SRCS
     languages_menu.cpp
     launch_ext.cpp
     layer_id.cpp
-    lib_id.cpp
     lib_table_base.cpp
     lib_table_grid_tricks.cpp
     lib_tree_model.cpp
diff --git a/include/lib_id.h b/include/lib_id.h
index 22ef949046..5e4e2be59a 100644
--- a/include/lib_id.h
+++ b/include/lib_id.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #ifndef _LIB_ID_H_
 #define _LIB_ID_H_
 
+#include <kicommon.h>
 #include <core/utf8.h>
 
 /**
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@
  *
  * @author Dick Hollenbeck
  */
-class LIB_ID
+class KICOMMON_API LIB_ID
 {
 public:
     LIB_ID() {}