diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 5969304517d6..6923078b090a 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ case "$target" in
 *-hpux*)
     DLL_SUFFIX="sl"
     if test ! "$GNU_CC"; then
-	DSO_LDOPTS='-b -Wl,+s -L$(DIST)/bin'
+	DSO_LDOPTS='-b -Wl,+s -L$(DIST)/bin -Wl,-Bsymbolic'
 	DSO_CFLAGS=""
 	DSO_PIC_CFLAGS="+Z"
 	MKSHLIB='$(CXX) $(DSO_LDOPTS)'