diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 51c9f31f1..098ae2963 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2013-02-20  Yaakov Selkowitz  <yselkowitz@users.sourceforge.net>
+
+	* include/error.h (error_message_count): Declare as dllimport.
+	(error_one_per_line): Ditto.
+	(error_print_progname): Ditto.
+
 2013-02-08  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
 
 	* child_info.h (CURR_CHILD_INFO_MAGIC): Update.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/include/error.h b/winsup/cygwin/include/error.h
index 3f7f29a11..c5ec62064 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/include/error.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/include/error.h
@@ -19,9 +19,15 @@ extern "C"
 void error (int, int, const char *, ...);
 void error_at_line (int, int, const char *, unsigned int, const char *, ...);
 
+#ifdef  __INSIDE_CYGWIN__
 extern unsigned int error_message_count;
 extern int error_one_per_line;
 extern void (*error_print_progname) (void);
+#else
+extern __declspec(dllimport) unsigned int error_message_count;
+extern __declspec(dllimport) int error_one_per_line;
+extern __declspec(dllimport) void (*error_print_progname) (void);
+#endif
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }