diff --git a/src/d3d8/d3d8.sym b/src/d3d8/d3d8.sym
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..357113c3c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/d3d8/d3d8.sym
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  global:
+    Direct3DCreate8;
+
+  local:
+    *;
+};
diff --git a/src/d3d8/meson.build b/src/d3d8/meson.build
index 3b9c178e772..faa6d1a158e 100644
--- a/src/d3d8/meson.build
+++ b/src/d3d8/meson.build
@@ -11,8 +11,13 @@ d3d8_src = [
   'd3d8_shader.cpp'
 ]
 
+d3d8_ld_args      = []
+d3d8_link_depends = []
+
 if platform != 'windows'
   lib_d3d9 = d3d9_dep
+  d3d8_ld_args      += [ '-Wl,--version-script', join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), 'd3d8.sym') ]
+  d3d8_link_depends += files('d3d8.sym')
 endif
 
 d3d8_dll = shared_library('d3d8'+dll_ext, d3d8_src, d3d8_res,
@@ -21,6 +26,8 @@ d3d8_dll = shared_library('d3d8'+dll_ext, d3d8_src, d3d8_res,
   include_directories : dxvk_include_path,
   install             : true,
   objects             : (not dxvk_is_msvc and platform == 'windows') ? 'd3d8'+def_spec_ext : [],
-  vs_module_defs      : 'd3d8'+def_spec_ext
+  vs_module_defs      : 'd3d8'+def_spec_ext,
+  link_args           : d3d8_ld_args,
+  link_depends        : [ d3d8_link_depends ],
 )