diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/lua/luaconf.h b/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/lua/luaconf.h
index 62d84c3d9c..537c0967f7 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/lua/luaconf.h
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/lua/luaconf.h
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@
 
 #else
 
-#if (defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__SUNPRO_CC) || defined (__SUNPRO_C)) && defined(HAVE_VISIBILITY)
+#if (defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__SUNPRO_CC) || defined (__SUNPRO_C)) && defined(HAVE_VISIBILITY) && (defined(LUA_CORE) || defined(LUA_LIB)
+)
 #define LUA_API	__attribute__((visibility("default")))
 #else
 #define LUA_API		extern