diff --git a/Modules/parsermodule.c b/Modules/parsermodule.c
index 50161cffedf..d946608dac9 100644
--- a/Modules/parsermodule.c
+++ b/Modules/parsermodule.c
@@ -2846,7 +2846,7 @@ static PyMethodDef parser_functions[] =  {
     };
 
 
-DL_IMPORT(void) initparser(void);
+DL_EXPORT(void) initparser(void);  /* supply a prototype */
 
 DL_EXPORT(void)
 initparser(void)
diff --git a/Modules/pyexpat.c b/Modules/pyexpat.c
index 8b29d4b5ade..28fb42b1936 100644
--- a/Modules/pyexpat.c
+++ b/Modules/pyexpat.c
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ static char pyexpat_module_documentation[] =
 
 /* Initialization function for the module */
 
-DL_IMPORT(void) initpyexpat(void);
+DL_EXPORT(void) initpyexpat(void);  /* supply a prototype */
 
 DL_EXPORT(void)
 initpyexpat(void)