diff --git a/src/libs/clangbackendipc/clangbackendipc-lib.pri b/src/libs/clangbackendipc/clangbackendipc-lib.pri
index 3084a13761b..6ac4144d5cb 100644
--- a/src/libs/clangbackendipc/clangbackendipc-lib.pri
+++ b/src/libs/clangbackendipc/clangbackendipc-lib.pri
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ contains(CONFIG, dll) {
 
 QT += network
 
-DEFINES += CLANGBACKENDIPC_LIBRARY
-
 INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD
 
 SOURCES += $$PWD/ipcserverinterface.cpp \
diff --git a/src/libs/clangbackendipc/clangbackendipc_global.h b/src/libs/clangbackendipc/clangbackendipc_global.h
index c9851069b58..3efaf48c3c3 100644
--- a/src/libs/clangbackendipc/clangbackendipc_global.h
+++ b/src/libs/clangbackendipc/clangbackendipc_global.h
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@
 
 #include <QtCore/qglobal.h>
 
-#if defined(CLANGBACKENDIPC_LIBRARY)
+#if defined(CLANGBACKENDIPC_BUILD_LIB)
 #  define CMBIPC_EXPORT Q_DECL_EXPORT
+#elif defined(CLANGBACKENDIPC_BUILD_STATIC_LIB)
+#  define CMBIPC_EXPORT
 #else
 #  define CMBIPC_EXPORT Q_DECL_IMPORT
 #endif