diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index adad318..248fec6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SRC = ${OBJ:.o=.c}
 PLACEBO_FLAGS = -fomit-frame-pointer -fstrength-reduce -funroll-loops -ffast-math
 ALL_CFLAGS = -O3 ${PLACEBO_FLAGS} -std=c99 -fPIC -Wall ${CFLAGS}
 ALL_LDFLAGS = -lm ${LDFLAGS}
-SHARED_LDFLAGS = -nostartfiles -shared
+SHARED_LDFLAGS = -shared
 
 PREFIX ?= /usr/local
 EXEC_PREFIX ?= ${PREFIX}
diff --git a/crap_eq.c b/crap_eq.c
index 93e98d1..c4ffcd6 100644
--- a/crap_eq.c
+++ b/crap_eq.c
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ typedef unsigned long ulong;
 #define BW_MIN 0.02
 #define BW_MAX 8
 
+static int ready = 0;
+void _init();
+
 LADSPA_PortDescriptor p_discs[PCOUNT];
 LADSPA_PortRangeHint p_hints[PCOUNT];
 const char *p_names[PCOUNT];
@@ -59,8 +62,10 @@ typedef struct {
 	LADSPA_Data run_adding_gain;
 } eq_t;
 
-const LADSPA_Descriptor *
+DLL_EXPORT const LADSPA_Descriptor *
 ladspa_descriptor(ulong index) {
+	if (!ready) _init();
+
 	if (index != 0)
 		return NULL;
 	return &eqDescriptor;
@@ -224,6 +229,8 @@ _init() {
 	eqDescriptor.run = run_eq;
 	eqDescriptor.run_adding = run_adding_eq;
 	eqDescriptor.set_run_adding_gain = set_run_adding_gain;
+
+	ready = 1;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/crap_util.h b/crap_util.h
index 9996589..42617eb 100644
--- a/crap_util.h
+++ b/crap_util.h
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+#ifdef WIN32
+#define DLL_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
+#else
+#define DLL_EXPORT
+#endif
+
 #ifndef M_PI
 #define M_PI 3.14159265358979323846264338327
 #endif