diff --git a/include/vlc_plugin.h b/include/vlc_plugin.h
index 36e902b1ee..b07b51a1de 100644
--- a/include/vlc_plugin.h
+++ b/include/vlc_plugin.h
@@ -533,9 +533,13 @@ VLC_METADATA_EXPORTS
 
 #ifdef VLC_MODULE_COPYRIGHT
 # define VLC_COPYRIGHT_EXPORT VLC_META_EXPORT(copyright, VLC_MODULE_COPYRIGHT)
+#else
+# define VLC_COPYRIGHT_EXPORT
 #endif
 #ifdef VLC_MODULE_LICENSE
 # define VLC_LICENSE_EXPORT VLC_META_EXPORT(license, VLC_MODULE_LICENSE)
+#else
+# define VLC_LICENSE_EXPORT
 #endif
 
 #define VLC_METADATA_EXPORTS \