diff --git a/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake b/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake
index 9dd8f4a2e..0b93941d9 100644
--- a/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake
+++ b/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake
@@ -155,7 +155,9 @@ macro(_DO_SET_MACRO_VALUES TARGET_LIBRARY)
       set(DEFINE_DEPRECATED "__declspec(deprecated)")
     endif()
   else()
-    set(DEFINE_DEPRECATED "__attribute__ ((__deprecated__))")
+    if(COMPILER_HAS_HIDDEN_VISIBILITY AND USE_COMPILER_HIDDEN_VISIBILITY)
+      set(DEFINE_DEPRECATED "__attribute__ ((__deprecated__))")
+    endif()
   endif()
 
   get_property(type TARGET ${TARGET_LIBRARY} PROPERTY TYPE)