diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9f5f6710..f3d71a89 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ endif()
 #============================================================================
 # Configure the build
 #============================================================================
-gz_configure_build(QUIT_IF_BUILD_ERRORS)
+gz_configure_build(QUIT_IF_BUILD_ERRORS
+  HIDE_SYMBOLS_BY_DEFAULT)
 
 #============================================================================
 # gz command line support