diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fa12b970f..99f0f4e0a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ set(GZ_PHYSICS_ENGINE_INSTALL_DIR
 # Configure the build
 #============================================================================
 gz_configure_build(QUIT_IF_BUILD_ERRORS
+  HIDE_SYMBOLS_BY_DEFAULT
   COMPONENTS sdf heightmap mesh dartsim tpe bullet bullet-featherstone)