diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 69ffaa9176a2079f0b5b8f1bf20dc81927ceb15b..fda59429eec07dbc1c47d97474c651f877cb5f9a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)
     ${ADIOS2_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
 endif()
 
+# Let windows builds auto-export dll symbols
+set(CMAKE_WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS TRUE)
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 # Top level options
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#