diff --git a/compiler/libpc300/libpawnc.c b/compiler/libpc300/libpawnc.c
index 3f087a20..cc2110fb 100755
--- a/compiler/libpc300/libpawnc.c
+++ b/compiler/libpc300/libpawnc.c
@@ -65,7 +65,12 @@
  * purpose messages; errors go through pc_error(). The function is modelled
  * after printf().
  */
+#if defined __WIN32__ || defined _WIN32 || defined WIN32
+ __declspec (dllexport)
 int pc_printf(const char *message,...)
+#else
+extern int pc_printf(const char *message,...)
+#endif
 {
 #if PAWN_CELL_SIZE==32
   int ret;
@@ -105,12 +110,11 @@ static char *prefix[3]={ "error", "fatal error", "warning" };
 
     pre=prefix[number/100];
     if (firstline>=0)
-      fprintf(stderr,"%s(%d -- %d) : %s %03d: ",filename,firstline,lastline,pre,number);
+      pc_printf("%s(%d -- %d) : %s %03d: ",filename,firstline,lastline,pre,number);
     else
-      fprintf(stderr,"%s(%d) : %s %03d: ",filename,lastline,pre,number);
+      pc_printf("%s(%d) : %s %03d: ",filename,lastline,pre,number);
   } /* if */
-  vfprintf(stderr,message,argptr);
-  fflush(stderr);
+  vprintf(message,argptr);
 #endif
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/compiler/libpc300/sc.h b/compiler/libpc300/sc.h
index 325eb0bc..7051de4a 100755
--- a/compiler/libpc300/sc.h
+++ b/compiler/libpc300/sc.h
@@ -435,7 +435,12 @@ int pc_enablewarning(int number,int enable);
  */
 
 /* general console output */
+#if defined __WIN32__ || defined _WIN32 || defined WIN32
+ __declspec (dllexport)
 int pc_printf(const char *message,...);
+#else
+extern int pc_printf(const char *message,...);
+#endif
 
 /* error report function */
 int pc_error(int number,char *message,char *filename,int firstline,int lastline,va_list argptr);