diff --git a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
index caf8440033a..9972f923e79 100644
--- a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(qgis_gui
 
 IF(WIN32)
   ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DQWT_DLL)
+  ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DQSCINTILLA_DLL)
 ENDIF(WIN32)
 
 # install
diff --git a/src/gui/qgscodeeditor.h b/src/gui/qgscodeeditor.h
index f8759f143db..a07e49718a8 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgscodeeditor.h
+++ b/src/gui/qgscodeeditor.h
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@
 #ifndef QGSCODEEDITOR_H
 #define QGSCODEEDITOR_H
 
-#define QSCINTILLA_DLL
-
 #include <QString>
 // qscintilla includes
 #include <Qsci/qsciapis.h>
 
+
 class QWidget;
 
 /** \ingroup gui