diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 5ed0f6fd8..b9d00831d 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ AM_CFLAGS = \
 
 AM_LIBADD = $(PTHREAD_LIBS) $(INTLLIBS)
 AM_LDADD = $(PTHREAD_LIBS) $(INTLLIBS)
-AM_LDFLAGS =
+AM_LDFLAGS = -Wl,-z,nodelete
 
 if STATIC_BINS
 BINLDFLAGS = -static