diff --git a/core/src/jvmNative/cpp/sqlite_bindings.cpp b/core/src/jvmNative/cpp/sqlite_bindings.cpp
index 9847b8fa..8f4cc16d 100644
--- a/core/src/jvmNative/cpp/sqlite_bindings.cpp
+++ b/core/src/jvmNative/cpp/sqlite_bindings.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ static void rollback_hook(void *pool) {
     }
 }
 
+JNIEXPORT
 int powersync_init(sqlite3 *db, char **pzErrMsg, const sqlite3_api_routines *pApi) {
     sqlite3_initialize();