diff --git a/gdk/meson.build b/gdk/meson.build
index 25c56c9c8e..9101bd8cdd 100644
--- a/gdk/meson.build
+++ b/gdk/meson.build
@@ -376,5 +376,6 @@ libgdk_dep = declare_dependency(
   depends: gdk_sources,
   include_directories: [confinc, xinc, wlinc],
   dependencies: gdk_deps,
-  link_with: libgdk
+  link_with: libgdk,
+  link_args: ['-Bsymbolic'],
 )
diff --git a/gtk/meson.build b/gtk/meson.build
index c5acb5f622..7f6d70d3c2 100644
--- a/gtk/meson.build
+++ b/gtk/meson.build
@@ -841,5 +841,6 @@ libgtk_dep = declare_dependency(
   ],
   dependencies: gtk_deps,
   link_with: [libgtk, libgdk],
+  link_args: ['-Bsymbolic'],
   include_directories: [confinc, gtkinc]
 )