diff --git a/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_rec.cxx b/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_rec.cxx
index c954234337..4f7baccaa3 100644
--- a/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_rec.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_rec.cxx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <dconfig.h>
 
-NotifyCategoryDecl(deadrec, EXPCL_MISC, EXPTP_MISC);
+NotifyCategoryDeclNoExport(deadrec, EXPCL_MISC, EXPTP_MISC);
 NotifyCategoryDef(deadrec, "");
 
 Configure(deadrec);
diff --git a/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_send.cxx b/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_send.cxx
index 20d9056809..bf2e8c468f 100644
--- a/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_send.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/testbed/deadrec_send.cxx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <dconfig.h>
 
-NotifyCategoryDecl(deadrec, EXPCL_MISC, EXPTP_MISC);
+NotifyCategoryDeclNoExport(deadrec, EXPCL_MISC, EXPTP_MISC);
 NotifyCategoryDef(deadrec, "");
 
 Configure(deadrec);