diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3d917f82..04541790 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ dnl Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
 AC_C_CONST
 AC_C_INLINE
 AC_HEADER_TIME
+AC_CHECK_ATTRIBUTE_SYMVER
 
 dnl Checks for library functions.
 AC_PROG_GCC_TRADITIONAL
diff --git a/include/alsa-symbols.h b/include/alsa-symbols.h
index f8c49103..2298cb50 100644
--- a/include/alsa-symbols.h
+++ b/include/alsa-symbols.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #define INTERNAL_CONCAT2_2(Pre, Post) Pre##Post
 #define INTERNAL(Name) INTERNAL_CONCAT2_2(__, Name)
 
-#if __GNUC__ > 10
+#if HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_SYMVER && __GNUC__ > 10
 #define symbol_version(real, name, version) \
 	extern __typeof (real) real __attribute__((symver (#name "@" #version)))
 #define default_symbol_version(real, name, version) \
diff --git a/m4/ac_check_attribute_symver.m4 b/m4/ac_check_attribute_symver.m4
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac62bf36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/m4/ac_check_attribute_symver.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+dnl Check compiler support for symver function attribute
+AC_DEFUN([AC_CHECK_ATTRIBUTE_SYMVER], [
+	saved_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+	CFLAGS="-O0 -Werror"
+	AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(
+		[AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+			[[
+				void _test_attribute_symver(void);
+				__attribute__((__symver__("sym@VER_1.2.3"))) void _test_attribute_symver(void) {}
+			]],
+			[[
+				_test_attribute_symver()
+			]]
+		)],
+		[
+			AC_DEFINE([HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_SYMVER], 1, [Define to 1 if __attribute__((symver)) is supported])
+		],
+		[
+			AC_DEFINE([HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_SYMVER], 0, [Define to 0 if __attribute__((symver)) is not supported])
+		]
+	)
+	CFLAGS=$saved_CFLAGS
+])
+