diff --git a/server/modules/authenticator/CDCPlainAuth/CMakeLists.txt b/server/modules/authenticator/CDCPlainAuth/CMakeLists.txt
index f347a2cf1..b344ad099 100644
--- a/server/modules/authenticator/CDCPlainAuth/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/modules/authenticator/CDCPlainAuth/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 add_library(cdcplainauth SHARED cdc_plain_auth.cc)
 target_link_libraries(cdcplainauth maxscale-common)
-set_target_properties(cdcplainauth PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0")
+set_target_properties(cdcplainauth PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0" LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-z,defs)
 install_module(cdcplainauth core)
diff --git a/server/modules/authenticator/GSSAPI/GSSAPIAuth/CMakeLists.txt b/server/modules/authenticator/GSSAPI/GSSAPIAuth/CMakeLists.txt
index e0de53327..e3d287ee0 100644
--- a/server/modules/authenticator/GSSAPI/GSSAPIAuth/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/modules/authenticator/GSSAPI/GSSAPIAuth/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 add_library(gssapiauth SHARED gssapi_auth.cc ../gssapi_auth_common.cc)
 target_link_libraries(gssapiauth maxscale-common ${GSSAPI_LIBS} ${SQLITE_LIBRARIES} mysqlcommon)
-set_target_properties(gssapiauth PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0")
+set_target_properties(gssapiauth PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0" LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-z,defs)
 install_module(gssapiauth core)
diff --git a/server/modules/authenticator/GSSAPI/GSSAPIBackendAuth/CMakeLists.txt b/server/modules/authenticator/GSSAPI/GSSAPIBackendAuth/CMakeLists.txt
index 33de2f509..4b7577237 100644
--- a/server/modules/authenticator/GSSAPI/GSSAPIBackendAuth/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/modules/authenticator/GSSAPI/GSSAPIBackendAuth/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 add_library(gssapibackendauth SHARED gssapi_backend_auth.cc ../gssapi_auth_common.cc)
 target_link_libraries(gssapibackendauth maxscale-common  ${GSSAPI_LIBS} mysqlcommon)
-set_target_properties(gssapibackendauth PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0")
+set_target_properties(gssapibackendauth PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0" LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-z,defs)
 install_module(gssapibackendauth core)
diff --git a/server/modules/authenticator/HTTPAuth/CMakeLists.txt b/server/modules/authenticator/HTTPAuth/CMakeLists.txt
index 2ec18a4fd..c08a898b6 100644
--- a/server/modules/authenticator/HTTPAuth/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/modules/authenticator/HTTPAuth/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 add_library(httpauth SHARED http_auth.cc)
 target_link_libraries(httpauth maxscale-common)
-set_target_properties(httpauth PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0")
+set_target_properties(httpauth PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0" LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-z,defs)
 install_module(httpauth core)
diff --git a/server/modules/authenticator/MaxAdminAuth/CMakeLists.txt b/server/modules/authenticator/MaxAdminAuth/CMakeLists.txt
index d03570a06..10131729e 100644
--- a/server/modules/authenticator/MaxAdminAuth/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/modules/authenticator/MaxAdminAuth/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 add_library(maxadminauth SHARED max_admin_auth.cc)
 target_link_libraries(maxadminauth maxscale-common)
-set_target_properties(maxadminauth PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0")
+set_target_properties(maxadminauth PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0" LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-z,defs)
 install_module(maxadminauth core)
diff --git a/server/modules/authenticator/MySQLAuth/CMakeLists.txt b/server/modules/authenticator/MySQLAuth/CMakeLists.txt
index cd451d1aa..a4869c8a7 100644
--- a/server/modules/authenticator/MySQLAuth/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/modules/authenticator/MySQLAuth/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ if(SQLITE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.3)
 else()
   add_library(mysqlauth SHARED mysql_auth.cc dbusers.cc)
   target_link_libraries(mysqlauth maxscale-common mysqlcommon)
-  set_target_properties(mysqlauth PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0")
+  set_target_properties(mysqlauth PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0" LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-z,defs)
   install_module(mysqlauth core)
 endif()
diff --git a/server/modules/authenticator/MySQLBackendAuth/CMakeLists.txt b/server/modules/authenticator/MySQLBackendAuth/CMakeLists.txt
index de84e2fb2..e354a69a3 100644
--- a/server/modules/authenticator/MySQLBackendAuth/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/modules/authenticator/MySQLBackendAuth/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 add_library(mysqlbackendauth SHARED mysql_backend_auth.cc)
 target_link_libraries(mysqlbackendauth maxscale-common mysqlcommon)
-set_target_properties(mysqlbackendauth PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0")
+set_target_properties(mysqlbackendauth PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0" LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-z,defs)
 install_module(mysqlbackendauth core)
diff --git a/server/modules/authenticator/NullAuthAllow/CMakeLists.txt b/server/modules/authenticator/NullAuthAllow/CMakeLists.txt
index d8c23b831..067f8f73e 100644
--- a/server/modules/authenticator/NullAuthAllow/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/modules/authenticator/NullAuthAllow/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 add_library(nullauthallow SHARED null_auth_allow.cc)
 target_link_libraries(nullauthallow maxscale-common mysqlcommon)
-set_target_properties(nullauthallow PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0")
+set_target_properties(nullauthallow PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0"  LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-z,defs)
 install_module(nullauthallow core)
diff --git a/server/modules/authenticator/NullAuthDeny/CMakeLists.txt b/server/modules/authenticator/NullAuthDeny/CMakeLists.txt
index d3b37cab2..dfaa89b6c 100644
--- a/server/modules/authenticator/NullAuthDeny/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/modules/authenticator/NullAuthDeny/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 add_library(nullauthdeny SHARED null_auth_deny.cc)
 target_link_libraries(nullauthdeny maxscale-common)
-set_target_properties(nullauthdeny PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0")
+set_target_properties(nullauthdeny PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0" LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-z,defs)
 install_module(nullauthdeny core)
diff --git a/server/modules/authenticator/PAM/PAMAuth/CMakeLists.txt b/server/modules/authenticator/PAM/PAMAuth/CMakeLists.txt
index aaf7de9ca..de1481cbb 100644
--- a/server/modules/authenticator/PAM/PAMAuth/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/modules/authenticator/PAM/PAMAuth/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 add_library(pamauth SHARED pam_auth.cc ../pam_auth_common.cc pam_client_session.cc pam_instance.cc)
 target_link_libraries(pamauth maxscale-common ${PAM_LIBRARIES} ${SQLITE_LIBRARIES} mysqlcommon)
-set_target_properties(pamauth PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0")
+set_target_properties(pamauth PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0" LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-z,defs)
 install_module(pamauth core)
diff --git a/server/modules/authenticator/PAM/PAMBackendAuth/CMakeLists.txt b/server/modules/authenticator/PAM/PAMBackendAuth/CMakeLists.txt
index c1a1b41e0..6ba25c2ec 100644
--- a/server/modules/authenticator/PAM/PAMBackendAuth/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/modules/authenticator/PAM/PAMBackendAuth/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 add_library(pambackendauth SHARED pam_backend_auth.cc ../pam_auth_common.cc pam_backend_session.cc)
 target_link_libraries(pambackendauth maxscale-common mysqlcommon ${SQLITE_LIBRARIES})
-set_target_properties(pambackendauth PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0")
+set_target_properties(pambackendauth PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0" LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-z,defs)
 install_module(pambackendauth core)