diff --git a/common/CMakeLists.txt b/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 2a2740388f..b6a1f62803 100644
--- a/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ set( KICOMMON_SRCS
     kicad_curl/kicad_curl.cpp
     kicad_curl/kicad_curl_easy.cpp
 
+    widgets/progress_reporter_base.cpp
+
     advanced_config.cpp
     asset_archive.cpp
     array_axis.cpp
@@ -309,7 +311,6 @@ set( COMMON_WIDGET_SRCS
     widgets/msgpanel.cpp
     widgets/number_badge.cpp
     widgets/paged_dialog.cpp
-    widgets/progress_reporter_base.cpp
     widgets/properties_panel.cpp
     widgets/search_pane.cpp
     widgets/search_pane_base.cpp
diff --git a/include/progress_reporter.h b/include/progress_reporter.h
index 73db3b4ab3..eac814b89e 100644
--- a/include/progress_reporter.h
+++ b/include/progress_reporter.h
@@ -27,13 +27,15 @@
 #ifndef PROGRESS_REPORTER_H
 #define PROGRESS_REPORTER_H
 
+#include <kicommon.h>
+
 /**
  * A progress reporter interface for use in multi-threaded environments.  The various advancement
  * and message methods can be called from sub-threads.  The KeepRefreshing method *MUST* be called
  * only from the main thread (primarily a MSW requirement, which won't allow access to UI objects
  * allocated from a separate thread).
  */
-class PROGRESS_REPORTER
+class KICOMMON_API PROGRESS_REPORTER
 {
 public:
 
diff --git a/include/widgets/progress_reporter_base.h b/include/widgets/progress_reporter_base.h
index 756f80f73e..4eb7f60019 100644
--- a/include/widgets/progress_reporter_base.h
+++ b/include/widgets/progress_reporter_base.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 /**
  * This implements all the tricky bits for thread safety, but the GUI is left to derived classes.
  */
-class PROGRESS_REPORTER_BASE : public PROGRESS_REPORTER
+class KICOMMON_API PROGRESS_REPORTER_BASE : public PROGRESS_REPORTER
 {
 public: