diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 96c81ca..2adf158 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -39,9 +39,17 @@ protobuf_c_libprotobuf_c_la_SOURCES = \
 
 protobuf_c_libprotobuf_c_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) \
 	-version-info $(LIBPROTOBUF_C_CURRENT):$(LIBPROTOBUF_C_REVISION):$(LIBPROTOBUF_C_AGE) \
-	-export-symbols-regex "^(protobuf_c_[a-z].*)" \
 	-no-undefined
 
+if HAVE_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT
+protobuf_c_libprotobuf_c_la_LDFLAGS += \
+    -Wl,--version-script=$(top_srcdir)/protobuf-c/libprotobuf-c.sym
+else
+protobuf_c_libprotobuf_c_la_LDFLAGS += \
+    -export-symbols-regex "^(protobuf_c_[a-z].*)"
+endif
+EXTRA_DIST += protobuf-c/libprotobuf-c.sym
+
 pkgconfig_DATA += protobuf-c/libprotobuf-c.pc
 CLEANFILES += protobuf-c/libprotobuf-c.pc
 EXTRA_DIST += protobuf-c/libprotobuf-c.pc.in
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index eb70776..40bca73 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ else
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_COMPILER], [test "x$enable_protoc" != "xno"])
 
+gl_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT
+
 gl_VALGRIND_TESTS
 
 AC_C_BIGENDIAN
diff --git a/m4/ld-version-script.m4 b/m4/ld-version-script.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8b4a5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/m4/ld-version-script.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# ld-version-script.m4 serial 3
+dnl Copyright (C) 2008-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+dnl From Simon Josefsson
+
+# FIXME: The test below returns a false positive for mingw
+# cross-compiles, 'local:' statements does not reduce number of
+# exported symbols in a DLL.  Use --disable-ld-version-script to work
+# around the problem.
+
+# gl_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT
+# --------------------
+# Check if LD supports linker scripts, and define automake conditional
+# HAVE_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT if so.
+AC_DEFUN([gl_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT],
+[
+  AC_ARG_ENABLE([ld-version-script],
+    AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-ld-version-script],
+      [enable linker version script (default is enabled when possible)]),
+      [have_ld_version_script=$enableval], [])
+  if test -z "$have_ld_version_script"; then
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([if LD -Wl,--version-script works])
+    save_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,--version-script=conftest.map"
+    cat > conftest.map <<EOF
+foo
+EOF
+    AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([], [])],
+                   [accepts_syntax_errors=yes], [accepts_syntax_errors=no])
+    if test "$accepts_syntax_errors" = no; then
+      cat > conftest.map <<EOF
+VERS_1 {
+        global: sym;
+};
+
+VERS_2 {
+        global: sym;
+} VERS_1;
+EOF
+      AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([], [])],
+                     [have_ld_version_script=yes], [have_ld_version_script=no])
+    else
+      have_ld_version_script=no
+    fi
+    rm -f conftest.map
+    LDFLAGS="$save_LDFLAGS"
+    AC_MSG_RESULT($have_ld_version_script)
+  fi
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT, test "$have_ld_version_script" = "yes")
+])
diff --git a/protobuf-c/libprotobuf-c.sym b/protobuf-c/libprotobuf-c.sym
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..484608e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protobuf-c/libprotobuf-c.sym
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+LIBPROTOBUF_C_1.0.0 {
+global:
+        protobuf_c_buffer_simple_append;
+        protobuf_c_default_allocator;
+        protobuf_c_enum_descriptor_get_value;
+        protobuf_c_enum_descriptor_get_value_by_name;
+        protobuf_c_major;
+        protobuf_c_message_check;
+        protobuf_c_message_descriptor_get_field;
+        protobuf_c_message_descriptor_get_field_by_name;
+        protobuf_c_message_free_unpacked;
+        protobuf_c_message_get_packed_size;
+        protobuf_c_message_init;
+        protobuf_c_message_pack;
+        protobuf_c_message_pack_to_buffer;
+        protobuf_c_message_unpack;
+        protobuf_c_minor;
+        protobuf_c_service_descriptor_get_method_by_name;
+        protobuf_c_service_destroy;
+        protobuf_c_service_generated_init;
+        protobuf_c_service_invoke_internal;
+local:
+        *;
+};