diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index a79bddca3d..0d52b008ac 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	intltool-extract.in \
 	intltool-merge.in \
 	intltool-update.in \
+	linker-script-settings.ver \
 	Makefile.glib \
 	autogen.sh \
 	valgrind.suppressions
diff --git a/linker-script-settings.ver b/linker-script-settings.ver
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fef67e8775
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linker-script-settings.ver
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+global:
+	nm_settings_plugin_factory;
+local:
+	*;
+};
diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ibft/Makefile.am b/src/settings/plugins/ibft/Makefile.am
index 369d64443a..ece08dc358 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ibft/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ibft/Makefile.am
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ libnm_settings_plugin_ibft_la_SOURCES = \
 	nms-ibft-connection.h
 
 libnm_settings_plugin_ibft_la_LDFLAGS = \
-	-module -avoid-version
+	-module -avoid-version \
+	-Wl,--version-script="$(top_srcdir)/linker-script-settings.ver"
 
 libnm_settings_plugin_ibft_la_LIBADD = \
 	libnms-ibft-core.la
diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/Makefile.am b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/Makefile.am
index 37f0716ada..8308f739b8 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/Makefile.am
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ noinst_LTLIBRARIES = \
 	libnmdbus-ifcfg-rh.la \
 	libnms-ifcfg-rh-core.la
 
-BUILT_SOURCES = \
-	nmdbus-ifcfg-rh.h \
-	nmdbus-ifcfg-rh.c
-
-###############################################################################
-
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/ \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/platform \
@@ -32,6 +26,10 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-DSYSCONFDIR=\"$(sysconfdir)\" \
 	-DSBINDIR=\"$(sbindir)\"
 
+BUILT_SOURCES = \
+	nmdbus-ifcfg-rh.h \
+	nmdbus-ifcfg-rh.c
+
 ###############################################################################
 
 nodist_libnmdbus_ifcfg_rh_la_SOURCES = \
@@ -72,7 +70,8 @@ libnm_settings_plugin_ifcfg_rh_la_SOURCES = \
 	nms-ifcfg-rh-plugin.h
 
 libnm_settings_plugin_ifcfg_rh_la_LDFLAGS = \
-	-module -avoid-version
+	-module -avoid-version \
+	-Wl,--version-script="$(top_srcdir)/linker-script-settings.ver"
 
 libnm_settings_plugin_ifcfg_rh_la_LIBADD = \
 	libnms-ifcfg-rh-core.la \
diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifnet/Makefile.am b/src/settings/plugins/ifnet/Makefile.am
index 207c95f8ae..c3e0dee41f 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifnet/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifnet/Makefile.am
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ SUBDIRS = . tests
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/nm.mk
 
+pkglib_LTLIBRARIES = \
+	libnm-settings-plugin-ifnet.la
+
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = \
+	libnms-ifnet-core.la
+
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/platform \
@@ -18,12 +24,6 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-DSYSCONFDIR=\"$(sysconfdir)\"
 	-DSBINDIR=\"$(sbindir)\"
 
-pkglib_LTLIBRARIES = \
-	libnm-settings-plugin-ifnet.la
-
-noinst_LTLIBRARIES = \
-	libnms-ifnet-core.la
-
 ###############################################################################
 
 libnms_ifnet_core_la_SOURCES = \
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ libnm_settings_plugin_ifnet_la_SOURCES = \
 	nms-ifnet-plugin.h
 
 libnm_settings_plugin_ifnet_la_LDFLAGS = \
-	-module -avoid-version
+	-module -avoid-version \
+	-Wl,--version-script="$(top_srcdir)/linker-script-settings.ver"
 
 libnm_settings_plugin_ifnet_la_LIBADD = \
 	libnms-ifnet-core.la
diff --git a/src/settings/plugins/ifupdown/Makefile.am b/src/settings/plugins/ifupdown/Makefile.am
index 0050aa8657..547834ff6a 100644
--- a/src/settings/plugins/ifupdown/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/settings/plugins/ifupdown/Makefile.am
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ SUBDIRS = . tests
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/nm.mk
 
+pkglib_LTLIBRARIES = \
+	libnm-settings-plugin-ifupdown.la
+
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = \
+	libnms-ifupdown-core.la
+
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/settings \
@@ -17,12 +23,6 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	$(GUDEV_CFLAGS) \
 	-DSYSCONFDIR=\"$(sysconfdir)\"
 
-pkglib_LTLIBRARIES = \
-	libnm-settings-plugin-ifupdown.la
-
-noinst_LTLIBRARIES = \
-	libnms-ifupdown-core.la
-
 ###############################################################################
 
 libnms_ifupdown_core_la_SOURCES = \
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ libnm_settings_plugin_ifupdown_la_SOURCES = \
 	nms-ifupdown-plugin.h
 
 libnm_settings_plugin_ifupdown_la_LDFLAGS = \
-	-module -avoid-version
+	-module -avoid-version \
+	-Wl,--version-script="$(top_srcdir)/linker-script-settings.ver"
 
 libnm_settings_plugin_ifupdown_la_LIBADD = \
 	libnms-ifupdown-core.la