diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 419fbb4..73f7435 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ libepoxy_la_SOURCES = \
 
 libepoxy_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	-no-undefined \
-        -Bsymbolic \
+        -Bsymbolic-functions \
 	$()
 
 libepoxy_la_LIBADD = \
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 49907fa..466fc0d 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ common_ldflags = []
 
 if host_system == 'linux' and cc.get_id() == 'gcc'
   if meson.version().version_compare('>= 0.46.0')
-    common_ldflags += cc.get_supported_link_arguments([ '-Wl,-Bsymbolic', '-Wl,-z,relro' ])
+    common_ldflags += cc.get_supported_link_arguments([ '-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions', '-Wl,-z,relro' ])
   else
-    common_ldflags += [ '-Wl,-Bsymbolic', '-Wl,-z,relro', ]
+    common_ldflags += [ '-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions', '-Wl,-z,relro', ]
   endif
 endif