diff --git a/src/duk_features.h.in b/src/duk_features.h.in
index 7b702d46..ccb8ad91 100644
--- a/src/duk_features.h.in
+++ b/src/duk_features.h.in
@@ -1966,8 +1966,11 @@ typedef FILE duk_file;
 /* XXX: separate macros for function and data may be necessary at some point. */
 
 #if defined(DUK_F_GCC_VERSION)
-#if (DUK_F_GCC_VERSION >= 40000)
-/* Might work on earlier versions too but limit to GCC 4+. */
+#if (DUK_F_GCC_VERSION >= 40000) && !defined(DUK_F_MINGW)
+/* Might work on earlier versions too but limit to GCC 4+.
+ * MinGW should use Windows specific __declspec or no visibility attributes at all,
+ * otherwise: "warning: visibility attribute not supported in this configuration; ignored"
+ */
 #define DUK_F_GCC_SYMBOL_VISIBILITY
 #endif
 #endif