diff --git a/include/fmt/core.h b/include/fmt/core.h
index 106fd6fe..ee72cc01 100644
--- a/include/fmt/core.h
+++ b/include/fmt/core.h
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 #else
 #  define FMT_CLASS_API
 #  if defined(FMT_EXPORT) || defined(FMT_SHARED)
-#    if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+#    if (defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)) && !defined(DJGPP)
 #      define FMT_API __attribute__((visibility("default")))
 #    endif
 #  endif
diff --git a/include/fmt/format.h b/include/fmt/format.h
index 2d18621a..45af8c85 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format.h
+++ b/include/fmt/format.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 #include "core.h"
 
-#if FMT_GCC_VERSION
+#if FMT_GCC_VERSION && !defined(DJGPP)
 #  define FMT_GCC_VISIBILITY_HIDDEN __attribute__((visibility("hidden")))
 #else
 #  define FMT_GCC_VISIBILITY_HIDDEN