diff --git a/server/modules/routing/binlog/CMakeLists.txt b/server/modules/routing/binlog/CMakeLists.txt
index 5a3e54a0a..2250ca0ea 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/binlog/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/modules/routing/binlog/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 add_library(binlogrouter SHARED blr.c blr_master.c blr_cache.c blr_slave.c blr_file.c)
 set_target_properties(binlogrouter PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH ${CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH}:${MAXSCALE_LIBDIR} VERSION "2.0.0")
+set_target_properties(binlogrouter PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-z,defs)
 # libbinlogrouter refers to my_uuid_init and my_uuid. They are non-public functions and
 # should not be used. They are found only from the embedded lib.
 target_link_libraries(binlogrouter maxscale-common ${MYSQL_EMBEDDED_LIBRARIES})