diff --git a/ges/Makefile.am b/ges/Makefile.am
index 9de2ae8020..b37cca2b6a 100644
--- a/ges/Makefile.am
+++ b/ges/Makefile.am
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ libges_@GST_MAJORMINOR@include_HEADERS = 	\
 
 libges_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_CFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) $(GST_PBUTILS_CFLAGS) $(GST_VIDEO_CFLAGS) $(GST_CONTROLLER_CFLAGS) $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
 libges_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_LIBADD = $(GST_PBUTILS_LIBS) $(GST_VIDEO_LIBS) $(GST_CONTROLLER_LIBS) $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) 
-libges_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_LIB_LDFLAGS) $(GST_ALL_LDFLAGS) $(GST_LT_LDFLAGS)
+libges_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_LIB_LDFLAGS) $(GST_ALL_LDFLAGS) $(GST_LT_LDFLAGS) -export-symbols-regex \^_*\(ges_\|GES_\).*
 
 DISTCLEANFILE = $(CLEANFILES)