diff --git a/include/ffi.h.in b/include/ffi.h.in
index f403ae0..f56ff31 100644
--- a/include/ffi.h.in
+++ b/include/ffi.h.in
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ typedef struct _ffi_type
 /* as a workaround, they can define FFI_BUILDING if they  */
 /* *know* they are going to link with the static library. */
 #if defined _MSC_VER && !defined FFI_BUILDING
-#define FFI_EXTERN extern __declspec(dllimport)
+#define FFI_EXTERN extern /*__declspec(dllimport) conda-forge: static library only*/
 #else
 #define FFI_EXTERN extern
 #endif