diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/cmark/cmark_export.h.in b/subprojects/packagefiles/cmark/cmark_export.h.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e88be6a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/cmark/cmark_export.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef CMARK_EXPORT_H
+#define CMARK_EXPORT_H
+
+#define CMARK_EXPORT
+#define CMARK_NO_EXPORT
+#define CMARK_DEPRECATED
+#define CMARK_DEPRECATED_EXPORT CMARK_EXPORT CMARK_DEPRECATED
+#define CMARK_DEPRECATED_NO_EXPORT CMARK_NO_EXPORT CMARK_DEPRECATED
+#define CMARK_NO_DEPRECATED
+
+#endif /* CMARK_EXPORT_H */
+
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/cmark/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/cmark/meson.build
index dc6925d8..5c3694a6 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/cmark/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/cmark/meson.build
@@ -57,18 +57,23 @@ version_file = configure_file(input: 'src/cmark_version.h.in',
   format: 'cmake@',
 )
 
+export_file = configure_file(input: 'cmark_export.h.in', output: 'cmark_export.h', copy: true)
+
+
 install_headers(
   'src/cmark.h',
   config_file,
   version_file,
+  export_file,
 )
 
-inc = include_directories('src')
+inc = include_directories('src', '.')
 cmark = library(
   'cmark',
   sources,
   config_file,
   version_file,
+  export_file,
   include_directories: inc,
 )