diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e33ecc73..1212872a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ if test "$DEBUG" = "yes"; then
 fi
 AC_SUBST(DEBUG_DEFINES, $debug_defines)
 
-AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,--version-script=$srcdir/src/libtpms.syms],
+AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([-Wl,--version-script=$srcdir/src/test.syms],
                    [have_version_script="yes"],
                    [have_version_script="no"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_VERSION_SCRIPT], [test "x$have_version_script" = "xyes"])
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 0e046e69..98ce0109 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ check-local:
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	tpm12/tpm_crypto_freebl.c \
 	tpm12/tpm_crypto.c \
-	libtpms.syms
+	libtpms.syms \
+	test.syms
 
 CLEANFILES = a.out
diff --git a/src/test.syms b/src/test.syms
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40cdd2e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test.syms
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Symbol file for the linker. For testing in configure.ac only
+TEST {
+    global:
+	# two work-around for a broken link
+	environ;
+	__progname;
+    local:
+	*;
+};