diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ce7eedc7..a3b2fe3a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ fi
 AC_SUBST(SMCLIENT_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(SMCLIENT_LIBS)
 
-BACKEND_LIBTOOL_FLAGS="-module -avoid-version -export-symbols \$(top_srcdir)/backend/backend.symbols"
+BACKEND_LIBTOOL_FLAGS="-module -avoid-version -no-undefined -export-symbols \$(top_srcdir)/backend/backend.symbols"
 AC_SUBST(BACKEND_LIBTOOL_FLAGS)
 
 dnl ===== Check special functions
diff --git a/libdocument/Makefile.am b/libdocument/Makefile.am
index a16b68e7..aa77ccab 100644
--- a/libdocument/Makefile.am
+++ b/libdocument/Makefile.am
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ libevdocument_la_CFLAGS = \
 
 libevdocument_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	-version-info $(EV_DOCUMENT_LT_VERSION_INFO)	\
+	-no-undefined	\
 	-export-symbols-regex "^ev_*"	\
 	$(AM_LDFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/libview/Makefile.am b/libview/Makefile.am
index 1726d79c..edfacef6 100644
--- a/libview/Makefile.am
+++ b/libview/Makefile.am
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ libevview_la_CFLAGS = \
 
 libevview_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	-version-info $(EV_VIEW_LT_VERSION_INFO)	\
+	-no-undefined	\
 	-export-symbols-regex "^ev_*"	\
 	$(AM_LDFLAGS)