diff --git a/dart/common/Stopwatch.hpp b/dart/common/Stopwatch.hpp
index 6c48b5834343f..3a5ceec4cac67 100644
--- a/dart/common/Stopwatch.hpp
+++ b/dart/common/Stopwatch.hpp
@@ -119,19 +119,19 @@ class Stopwatch final
 DART_API void tic();
 
 /// Returns the elapsed time in seconds since the last tic() call.
-DART_API [[nodiscard]] double toc(bool print = false);
+[[nodiscard]] DART_API double toc(bool print = false);
 
 /// Returns the elapsed time in seconds since the last tic() call.
-DART_API [[nodiscard]] double tocS(bool print = false);
+[[nodiscard]] DART_API double tocS(bool print = false);
 
 /// Returns the elapsed time in milliseconds since the last tic() call.
-DART_API [[nodiscard]] double tocMS(bool print = false);
+[[nodiscard]] DART_API double tocMS(bool print = false);
 
 /// Returns the elapsed time in microseconds since the last tic() call.
-DART_API [[nodiscard]] double tocUS(bool print = false);
+[[nodiscard]] DART_API double tocUS(bool print = false);
 
 /// Returns the elapsed time in nanoseconds since the last tic() call.
-DART_API [[nodiscard]] double tocNS(bool print = false);
+[[nodiscard]] DART_API double tocNS(bool print = false);
 
 using StopwatchS = Stopwatch<std::chrono::seconds>;
 using StopwatchMS = Stopwatch<std::chrono::milliseconds>;
diff --git a/dart/common/String.hpp b/dart/common/String.hpp
index 7ab07f5765b97..9b5ccaf756560 100644
--- a/dart/common/String.hpp
+++ b/dart/common/String.hpp
@@ -41,31 +41,31 @@
 namespace dart::common {
 
 /// Converts string to upper cases
-DART_API [[nodiscard]] std::string toUpper(std::string str);
+[[nodiscard]] DART_API std::string toUpper(std::string str);
 
 /// Converts string to upper cases in place
 DART_API void toUpperInPlace(std::string& str);
 
 /// Converts string to lower cases
-DART_API [[nodiscard]] std::string toLower(std::string str);
+[[nodiscard]] DART_API std::string toLower(std::string str);
 
 /// Converts string to lower cases in place
 DART_API void toLowerInPlace(std::string& str);
 
 /// Trims both sides of string
-DART_API [[nodiscard]] std::string trim(
+[[nodiscard]] DART_API std::string trim(
     const std::string& str, const std::string& whitespaces = " \n\r\t");
 
 /// Trims left side of string
-DART_API [[nodiscard]] std::string trimLeft(
+[[nodiscard]] DART_API std::string trimLeft(
     const std::string& str, const std::string& whitespaces = " \n\r\t");
 
 /// Trims right side of string
-DART_API [[nodiscard]] std::string trimRight(
+[[nodiscard]] DART_API std::string trimRight(
     const std::string& str, const std::string& whitespaces = " \n\r\t");
 
 /// Splits string given delimiters
-DART_API [[nodiscard]] std::vector<std::string> split(
+[[nodiscard]] DART_API std::vector<std::string> split(
     const std::string& str, const std::string& delimiters = " \n\r\t");
 
 } // namespace dart::common