diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6b9c66f17..79ef9d418 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -47,11 +47,13 @@ case $host in
 	LTLDFLAGS_OSMOGB='-Wl,--version-script=$(srcdir)/libosmogb.map'
 	LTLDFLAGS_OSMOGSM='-Wl,--version-script=$(srcdir)/libosmogsm.map'
 	LTLDFLAGS_OSMOCODING='-Wl,--version-script=$(srcdir)/libosmocoding.map'
+	LTLDFLAGS_OSMOCTRL='-Wl,--version-script=$(srcdir)/libosmoctrl.map'
 	;;
 esac
 AC_SUBST(LTLDFLAGS_OSMOGB)
 AC_SUBST(LTLDFLAGS_OSMOGSM)
 AC_SUBST(LTLDFLAGS_OSMOCODING)
+AC_SUBST(LTLDFLAGS_OSMOCTRL)
 
 dnl checks for header files
 AC_HEADER_STDC
diff --git a/src/ctrl/Makefile.am b/src/ctrl/Makefile.am
index 71cc9a374..a51ae0534 100644
--- a/src/ctrl/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/ctrl/Makefile.am
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ if ENABLE_VTY
 libosmoctrl_la_SOURCES += control_vty.c
 endif
 
+EXTRA_DIST = libosmoctrl.map
+
 endif
diff --git a/src/ctrl/libosmoctrl.map b/src/ctrl/libosmoctrl.map
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b888a2dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ctrl/libosmoctrl.map
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+LIBOSMOCTRL_1.0 {
+global:
+
+ctrl_cmd_cpy;
+ctrl_cmd_create;
+ctrl_cmd_def_is_zombie;
+ctrl_cmd_def_make;
+ctrl_cmd_def_send;
+#ctrl_cmd_exec;
+ctrl_cmd_exec_from_string;
+ctrl_cmd_handle;
+ctrl_cmd_install;
+ctrl_cmd_make;
+ctrl_cmd_parse;
+ctrl_cmd_parse2;
+ctrl_cmd_send;
+ctrl_cmd_send_to_all;
+ctrl_cmd_send_trap;
+ctrl_cmd_trap;
+ctrl_handle_alloc; /* could be removed? */
+ctrl_handle_alloc2; /* could be removed? */
+ctrl_handle_msg; /* only used in unit test */
+ctrl_interface_setup;
+ctrl_interface_setup_dynip;
+ctrl_interface_setup_dynip2;
+ctrl_lookup_register;
+ctrl_parse_get_num;
+ctrl_type_vals;
+ctrl_vty_get_bind_addr;
+ctrl_vty_init;
+osmo_ctrl_conn_alloc;
+
+local: *;
+};