diff --git a/stb_dxt.h b/stb_dxt.h
index 5399799..c352b76 100644
--- a/stb_dxt.h
+++ b/stb_dxt.h
@@ -35,8 +35,14 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-void stb_compress_dxt_block(unsigned char *dest, const unsigned char *src_rgba_four_bytes_per_pixel, int alpha, int mode);
-void stb_compress_bc5_block(unsigned char *dest, const unsigned char *src_rg_two_byte_per_pixel);
+#ifdef STB_DXT_STATIC
+#define STBDDEF static
+#else
+#define STBDDEF extern
+#endif
+
+STBDDEF void stb_compress_dxt_block(unsigned char *dest, const unsigned char *src_rgba_four_bytes_per_pixel, int alpha, int mode);
+STBDDEF void stb_compress_bc5_block(unsigned char *dest, const unsigned char *src_rg_two_byte_per_pixel);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }