diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/iolog.c b/plugins/sudoers/iolog.c
index 7036f94da..25e99df61 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/iolog.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/iolog.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ struct iolog_details {
 static int iolog_compress;
 static struct timeval last_time;
 static union io_fd io_fds[IOFD_MAX];
-extern struct io_plugin sudoers_io;
+extern __dso_public struct io_plugin sudoers_io;
 
 /*
  * Create path and any parent directories as needed.