diff --git a/src/ca/caerr.h b/src/ca/caerr.h
index 50469b3f5..453384534 100644
--- a/src/ca/caerr.h
+++ b/src/ca/caerr.h
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ HDRVERSIONID(caerrh, "@(#) $Id$")
 
 
 #ifndef CA_ERROR_GLBLSOURCE
-epicsShareExtern READONLY char	*epicsShareAPI ca_message_text[];
+epicsShareExtern READONLY char	*ca_message_text[];
 #else
 READONLY char	*ca_message_text[]
 =
diff --git a/src/include/caerr.h b/src/include/caerr.h
index 50469b3f5..453384534 100644
--- a/src/include/caerr.h
+++ b/src/include/caerr.h
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ HDRVERSIONID(caerrh, "@(#) $Id$")
 
 
 #ifndef CA_ERROR_GLBLSOURCE
-epicsShareExtern READONLY char	*epicsShareAPI ca_message_text[];
+epicsShareExtern READONLY char	*ca_message_text[];
 #else
 READONLY char	*ca_message_text[]
 =