diff --git a/src/ca/caChannel.cpp b/src/ca/caChannel.cpp
index 1ea3ba3..ee572a8 100644
--- a/src/ca/caChannel.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/caChannel.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <pv/pvAccess.h>
 #include <pv/reftrack.h>
 
+#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include "caChannel.h"
 #include <pv/caStatus.h>
 
diff --git a/src/ca/caStatus.cpp b/src/ca/caStatus.cpp
index 9eab588..3e9d352 100644
--- a/src/ca/caStatus.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/caStatus.cpp
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
  * in file LICENSE that is included with this distribution.
  */
 
+#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
 #include <pv/caStatus.h>
 
 namespace epics {
 namespace pvAccess {
 namespace ca {
 
-std::string dbrStatus2alarmMessage[] = {
+epicsShareDef std::string dbrStatus2alarmMessage[] = {
     "NO_ALARM",     // 0 ..
     "READ_ALARM",
     "WRITE_ALARM",
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ std::string dbrStatus2alarmMessage[] = {
     "WRITE_ACCESS_ALARM"        // .. 21
 };
 
-int dbrStatus2alarmStatus[] = {
+epicsShareDef int dbrStatus2alarmStatus[] = {
     noStatus,           //"NO_ALARM"
     driverStatus,       //"READ_ALARM",
     driverStatus,       //"WRITE_ALARM",
diff --git a/src/ca/pv/caStatus.h b/src/ca/pv/caStatus.h
index 5b8746b..33ba6f3 100644
--- a/src/ca/pv/caStatus.h
+++ b/src/ca/pv/caStatus.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #define CASTATUS_H
 
 #include <string>
+#include <shareLib.h>
 
 namespace epics {
 namespace pvAccess {
@@ -18,8 +19,8 @@ enum AlarmStatus {
     dbStatus,confStatus,undefinedStatus,clientStatus
 };
 
-extern std::string dbrStatus2alarmMessage[];
-extern int dbrStatus2alarmStatus[];
+epicsShareExtern std::string dbrStatus2alarmMessage[];
+epicsShareExtern int dbrStatus2alarmStatus[];
 
 }
 }