diff --git a/util/xutil.h b/util/xutil.h
index 92992564..b84e0e25 100644
--- a/util/xutil.h
+++ b/util/xutil.h
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <regex.h>
 
-#pragma GCC visibility push(hidden)
-
 /* xutil.c */
 void *
 xcalloc (size_t nmemb, size_t size);
@@ -51,6 +49,4 @@ int
 xregexec (const regex_t *preg, const char *string,
 	  size_t nmatch, regmatch_t pmatch[], int eflags);
 
-#pragma GCC visibility pop
-
 #endif