diff --git a/examples/example_precompiles_vm/example_precompiles_vm.cpp b/examples/example_precompiles_vm/example_precompiles_vm.cpp
index 2273d7b2c..096b996c0 100644
--- a/examples/example_precompiles_vm/example_precompiles_vm.cpp
+++ b/examples/example_precompiles_vm/example_precompiles_vm.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <evmc/evmc.h>
+#include <evmc/utils.h>
 #include <algorithm>
 
 static evmc_result execute_identity(const evmc_message* msg)
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ static evmc_result execute(evmc_instance*,
     }
 }
 
-extern "C" evmc_instance* evmc_create_example_precompiles_vm()
+extern "C" EVMC_EXPORT evmc_instance* evmc_create_example_precompiles_vm()
 {
     static struct evmc_instance instance = {
         EVMC_ABI_VERSION,