diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index 7ccdf87f376fc3c9c9c3a4bb1ce92cd321df2354..6264617bab4d46c542f86803a860d5a0a51c6214 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ static inline bool within_module(unsigned long addr, const struct module *mod)
 }
 
 /* Get/put a kernel symbol (calls should be symmetric) */
-#define symbol_get(x) ({ extern typeof(x) x __attribute__((weak)); &(x); })
+#define symbol_get(x) ({ extern typeof(x) x __attribute__((weak,visibility("hidden"))); &(x); })
 #define symbol_put(x) do { } while (0)
 #define symbol_put_addr(x) do { } while (0)