diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_Integral.cpp b/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_Integral.cpp
index ff62af83f67..51f6b40ab6a 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_Integral.cpp
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_Integral.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 *                                                                             *
 * Contact information: contact@sofa-framework.org                             *
 ******************************************************************************/
-#define SOFA_HELPER_VECTOR_INTEGRAL_DEFINITION
+#define SOFA_TYPE_VECTOR_INTEGRAL_CPP
 
 #include <sofa/type/vector_Integral.h>
 #include <sofa/type/vector_T.inl>
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_Integral.h b/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_Integral.h
index 15529481471..ca7223cc2cf 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_Integral.h
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_Integral.h
@@ -30,3 +30,14 @@ template<> SOFA_TYPE_API std::istream& sofa::type::vector<unsigned int>::read( s
 template<> SOFA_TYPE_API std::ostream& sofa::type::vector<unsigned char>::write(std::ostream& os) const;
 template<> SOFA_TYPE_API std::istream& sofa::type::vector<unsigned char>::read(std::istream& in);
 
+#if !defined(SOFA_TYPE_VECTOR_INTEGRAL_CPP)
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API sofa::type::vector<bool>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API sofa::type::vector<char>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API sofa::type::vector<unsigned char>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API sofa::type::vector<int>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API sofa::type::vector<unsigned int>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API sofa::type::vector<long>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API sofa::type::vector<unsigned long>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API sofa::type::vector<long long>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API sofa::type::vector<unsigned long long>;
+#endif
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_Real.cpp b/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_Real.cpp
index 6b60cfea516..b245bbb1223 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_Real.cpp
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_Real.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 *                                                                             *
 * Contact information: contact@sofa-framework.org                             *
 ******************************************************************************/
+#define SOFA_TYPE_VECTOR_REAL_CPP
 #include <sofa/type/vector_Real.h>
 #include <sofa/type/vector_T.inl>
 
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_Real.h b/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_Real.h
index b691b35fc93..d2b425482f2 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_Real.h
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_Real.h
@@ -22,3 +22,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <sofa/type/vector_T.h>
 
+#if !defined(SOFA_TYPE_VECTOR_REAL_CPP)
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API sofa::type::vector<float>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API sofa::type::vector<double>;
+#endif
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_String.cpp b/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_String.cpp
index 1ef2bbb2b4b..bcf61f3b6a2 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_String.cpp
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_String.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 *                                                                             *
 * Contact information: contact@sofa-framework.org                             *
 ******************************************************************************/
-#define SOFA_HELPER_VECTOR_STRING_DEFINITION
+#define SOFA_TYPE_VECTOR_STRING_CPP
 #include <sofa/type/vector_String.h>
 #include <sofa/type/vector_T.inl>
 
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_String.h b/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_String.h
index 74a6a37c6ed..f1c32c48328 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_String.h
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/vector_String.h
@@ -24,3 +24,6 @@
 
 template<> SOFA_TYPE_API std::ostream& sofa::type::vector<std::string>::write(std::ostream& os) const;
 
+#if !defined(SOFA_TYPE_VECTOR_STRING_CPP)
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API sofa::type::vector<std::string>;
+#endif