diff --git a/m4macros/xdt-features.m4 b/m4macros/xdt-features.m4
index ea0c685..fca295e 100644
--- a/m4macros/xdt-features.m4
+++ b/m4macros/xdt-features.m4
@@ -203,6 +203,16 @@ AC_DEFUN([XDT_FEATURE_LINKER_OPTS],
       AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
       ;;
     esac
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether $LD accepts -Bsymbolic-functions])
+    case `$LD -Bsymbolic-functions -v 2>&1 </dev/null` in
+    *GNU* | *'with BFD'*)
+      LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions"
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+      ;;
+    *)
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+      ;;
+    esac
   fi
 ])