diff --git cpp/src/arrow/util/logging.cc cpp/src/arrow/util/logging.cc
--- cpp/src/arrow/util/logging.cc
+++ cpp/src/arrow/util/logging.cc
@@ -87,1 +87,3 @@
+#if !defined(_WIN32) || defined(ARROW_STATIC) || defined(ARROW_EXPORTING) || !defined(ARROW_EXPORT)
 ArrowLogLevel ArrowLog::severity_threshold_ = ArrowLogLevel::ARROW_INFO;
+#endif
--