diff --git a/src/db/dbNotify.c b/src/db/dbNotify.c
index d8ab7c14e..d3ae9702f 100644
--- a/src/db/dbNotify.c
+++ b/src/db/dbNotify.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ static void dbtpnCallback(PUTNOTIFY *ppn)
     free(ppn);
 }
 
-long dbtpn(char	*pname,char *pvalue)
+long epicsShareAPI dbtpn(char	*pname,char *pvalue)
 {
     long	status;
     DBADDR	*pdbaddr=NULL;
diff --git a/src/db/dbNotify.h b/src/db/dbNotify.h
index d41638cec..2c7873560 100644
--- a/src/db/dbNotify.h
+++ b/src/db/dbNotify.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ epicsShareFunc void epicsShareAPI dbNotifyCancel(PUTNOTIFY *pputnotify);
 epicsShareFunc void epicsShareAPI dbNotifyCompletion(struct dbCommon *precord);
 
 epicsShareFunc long epicsShareAPI dbPutNotify(PUTNOTIFY *pputnotify);
+epicsShareFunc long epicsShareAPI dbtpn(char *recordname,char *value);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }