diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 17bfb34db..00ca3d5d7 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ endif
 
 nodist_libmutter_la_SOURCES = $(mutter_built_sources)
 
-libmutter_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined
+libmutter_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -export-symbols-regex "^(meta|ag)_.*"
 libmutter_la_LIBADD  = $(MUTTER_LIBS) $(MUTTER_NATIVE_BACKEND_LIBS)
 
 # Headers installed for plugins; introspected information will