+#else
+// If we `dllexport` the root log category, MinGW does not want us to
+// take its address with the error:
+// > initializer element is not constant
+// When using auto-import, MinGW is happy.
+// We should handle this for non-root log categories as well.
+extern s_xbt_log_category_t _XBT_LOGV(XBT_LOG_ROOT_CAT);
+#endif