diff --git a/src/ioc/db/db_access.c b/src/ioc/db/db_access.c
index 46e1a08a2..30bbbbec4 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/db_access.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/db_access.c
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
 #include "errlog.h"
 #include "errMdef.h"
 
-#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #define db_accessHFORdb_accessC
 #include "db_access.h"
 #undef db_accessHFORdb_accessC
 
+#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include "dbAccessDefs.h"
 #include "db_access_routines.h"
 #include "dbBase.h"