diff --git a/mangle.h b/mangle.h
index 37d5c148f6..967b925dc8 100644
--- a/mangle.h
+++ b/mangle.h
@@ -29,12 +29,6 @@
 #define attribute_used
 #endif
 
-/* Feel free to add more to the list, eg. a.out IMO */
-#if defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(__OS2__) || \
-   (defined(__OpenBSD__) && !defined(__ELF__)) || defined(__APPLE__)
-#define MANGLE(a) "_" #a
-#else
-#define MANGLE(a) #a
-#endif
+#define MANGLE(a) EXTERN_PREFIX #a
 
 #endif /* MPLAYER_MANGLE_H */