diff --git a/core/iwasm/include/wasm_c_api.h b/core/iwasm/include/wasm_c_api.h
index 241a0eec8a..00920adcb7 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/include/wasm_c_api.h
+++ b/core/iwasm/include/wasm_c_api.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #else
 #define WASM_API_EXTERN __declspec(dllimport)
 #endif
+#elif defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+#define WASM_API_EXTERN __attribute__((visibility("default")))
 #else
 #define WASM_API_EXTERN
 #endif