diff --git a/include/boost/exception/exception.hpp b/include/boost/exception/exception.hpp
index 650c857..8eda706 100644
--- a/include/boost/exception/exception.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/exception/exception.hpp
@@ -143,17 +143,8 @@ boost
             }
         };
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-# if (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1) || (__GNUC__ > 4)
-#  pragma GCC visibility push (default)
-# endif
-#endif
+    BOOST_SYMBOL_VISIBLE
     class exception;
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-# if (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1) || (__GNUC__ > 4)
-#  pragma GCC visibility pop
-# endif
-#endif
 
     namespace
     exception_detail
@@ -219,11 +210,7 @@ boost
         E const & set_info( E const &, throw_line const & );
         }
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-# if (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1) || (__GNUC__ > 4)
-#  pragma GCC visibility push (default)
-# endif
-#endif
+    BOOST_SYMBOL_VISIBLE
     class
     exception
         {
@@ -296,11 +283,6 @@ boost
         mutable char const * throw_file_;
         mutable int throw_line_;
         };
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-# if (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1) || (__GNUC__ > 4)
-#  pragma GCC visibility pop
-# endif
-#endif
 
     inline
     exception::
@@ -341,12 +323,8 @@ boost
     namespace
     exception_detail
         {
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-# if (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1) || (__GNUC__ > 4)
-#  pragma GCC visibility push (default)
-# endif
-#endif
         template <class T>
+        BOOST_SYMBOL_VISIBLE
         struct
         error_info_injector:
             public T,
@@ -362,11 +340,6 @@ boost
                 {
                 }
             };
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-# if (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1) || (__GNUC__ > 4)
-#  pragma GCC visibility pop
-# endif
-#endif
 
         struct large_size { char c[256]; };
         large_size dispatch_boost_exception( exception const * );
@@ -414,11 +387,7 @@ boost
     namespace
     exception_detail
         {
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-# if (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1) || (__GNUC__ > 4)
-#  pragma GCC visibility push (default)
-# endif
-#endif
+        BOOST_SYMBOL_VISIBLE
         class
         clone_base
             {
@@ -432,11 +401,6 @@ boost
                 {
                 }
             };
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-# if (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1) || (__GNUC__ > 4)
-#  pragma GCC visibility pop
-# endif
-#endif
 
         inline
         void
@@ -457,12 +421,8 @@ boost
             {
             }
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-# if (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1) || (__GNUC__ > 4)
-#  pragma GCC visibility push (default)
-# endif
-#endif
         template <class T>
+        BOOST_SYMBOL_VISIBLE
         class
         clone_impl:
             public T,
@@ -503,11 +463,6 @@ boost
                 }
             };
         }
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-# if (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1) || (__GNUC__ > 4)
-#  pragma GCC visibility pop
-# endif
-#endif
 
     template <class T>
     inline