diff --git a/configure b/configure
index fcffbce7f9..7f320fee18 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3883,7 +3883,7 @@ case $target_os in
     mingw32*|mingw64*)
         target_os=mingw32
         if enabled shared; then
-            # Cannot build both shared and static libs when using dllexport.
+            # Cannot build both shared and static libs when using dllimport.
             disable static
         fi
         check_ldflags -Wl,--nxcompat
diff --git a/libavcodec/internal.h b/libavcodec/internal.h
index da1b2fa7d1..868e3dfc54 100644
--- a/libavcodec/internal.h
+++ b/libavcodec/internal.h
@@ -285,12 +285,8 @@ int ff_decode_frame_props(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame);
  */
 AVCPBProperties *ff_add_cpb_side_data(AVCodecContext *avctx);
 
-#if defined(_WIN32) && CONFIG_SHARED
-#ifdef BUILDING_avcodec
-#    define av_export_avcodec __declspec(dllexport)
-#else
+#if defined(_WIN32) && CONFIG_SHARED && !defined(BUILDING_avcodec)
 #    define av_export_avcodec __declspec(dllimport)
-#endif
 #else
 #    define av_export_avcodec
 #endif