diff --git a/dbus/dbus-connection-internal.h b/dbus/dbus-connection-internal.h
index 06302dd0..de4e55b1 100644
--- a/dbus/dbus-connection-internal.h
+++ b/dbus/dbus-connection-internal.h
@@ -136,8 +136,7 @@ void _dbus_connection_get_stats (DBusConnection *connection,
                                  dbus_uint32_t  *out_peak_fds);
 
 
-/* if DBUS_ENABLE_EMBEDDED_TESTS */
-DBUS_PRIVATE_EXPORT
+DBUS_EMBEDDED_TESTS_EXPORT
 const char* _dbus_connection_get_address (DBusConnection *connection);
 
 /* This _dbus_bus_* stuff doesn't really belong here, but dbus-bus-internal.h seems
diff --git a/dbus/dbus-internals.h b/dbus/dbus-internals.h
index 647da6f7..46afde88 100644
--- a/dbus/dbus-internals.h
+++ b/dbus/dbus-internals.h
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@
 
 DBUS_BEGIN_DECLS
 
+#ifdef DBUS_ENABLE_EMBEDDED_TESTS
+#define DBUS_EMBEDDED_TESTS_EXPORT DBUS_PRIVATE_EXPORT
+#else
+#define DBUS_EMBEDDED_TESTS_EXPORT /* nothing */
+#endif
+
 DBUS_PRIVATE_EXPORT
 void _dbus_warn               (const char *format,
                                ...) _DBUS_GNUC_PRINTF (1, 2);