diff --git cpp/src/arrow/util/logging.cc cpp/src/arrow/util/logging.cc
index e54a10e52..3dbfc7a12 100644
--- cpp/src/arrow/util/logging.cc
+++ cpp/src/arrow/util/logging.cc
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ typedef google::LogMessage LoggingProvider;
 typedef CerrLog LoggingProvider;
 #endif
 
+#if !defined(_WIN32) || defined(ARROW_STATIC) || defined(ARROW_EXPORTING) || !defined(ARROW_EXPORT)
 ArrowLogLevel ArrowLog::severity_threshold_ = ArrowLogLevel::ARROW_INFO;
+#endif
 // Keep the log directory.
 static std::unique_ptr<std::string> log_dir_;
 
--