diff --git a/pypy/translator/platform/posix.py b/pypy/translator/platform/posix.py

--- a/pypy/translator/platform/posix.py

+++ b/pypy/translator/platform/posix.py

@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@

         response_file = self._make_response_file("dynamic-symbols-")

         f = response_file.open("w")

         f.write("{\n")

+        f.write("  global:\n")

         for sym in eci.export_symbols:

-            f.write("%s;\n" % (sym,))

+            f.write("    %s;\n" % (sym,))

+        f.write("  local:*;\n")

         f.write("};")

         f.close()