diff --git a/include/pybind11/detail/common.h b/include/pybind11/detail/common.h
index b43100b95a..bad17e818b 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/detail/common.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/detail/common.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 // different visibility
 #        define PYBIND11_EXPORT_EXCEPTION
 #    else
-#        define PYBIND11_EXPORT_EXCEPTION PYBIND11_EXPORT
+#        define PYBIND11_EXPORT_EXCEPTION
 #    endif
 #endif