3 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/apps/codecs.h b/apps/codecs.h
index 50bc36baa2..a59a791d42 100644
--- a/apps/codecs.h
+++ b/apps/codecs.h
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ extern unsigned char plugin_end_addr[];
 #else /* def SIMULATOR */
 /* decoders */
 #define CODEC_HEADER \
-        const struct codec_header __header = { \
+        const struct codec_header __header \
+        __attribute__((visibility("default"))) = { \
         CODEC_MAGIC, TARGET_ID, CODEC_API_VERSION, \
         NULL, NULL, codec_start };
 /* encoders */
diff --git a/apps/plugin.h b/apps/plugin.h
index 5f868e5654..5f98f951e6 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.h
+++ b/apps/plugin.h
@@ -655,7 +655,8 @@ extern unsigned char plugin_end_addr[];
         plugin_start_addr, plugin_end_addr, plugin_start };
 #else /* SIMULATOR */
 #define PLUGIN_HEADER \
-        const struct plugin_header __header = { \
+        const struct plugin_header __header \
+        __attribute__((visibility("default"))) = { \
         PLUGIN_MAGIC, TARGET_ID, PLUGIN_API_VERSION, \
         NULL, NULL, plugin_start };
 #endif /* SIMULATOR */
diff --git a/tools/configure b/tools/configure
index ec0fa02aca..5311c64f55 100755
--- a/tools/configure
+++ b/tools/configure
@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ simcc () {
  esac
 
  if [ "`uname -m`" = "x86_64" ] || [ "`uname -m`" = "amd64" ]; then
-   GCCOPTS="$GCCOPTS -fPIC"  # needed to make shared objects link
+   # fPIC is needed to make shared objects link
+   # setting visibility to hidden is necessary to avoid strange crashes
+   # due to symbol clashing
+   GCCOPTS="$GCCOPTS -fPIC -fvisibility=hidden"
  fi
 
  GCCOPTS="$GCCOPTS -I\$(SIMDIR)"