diff --git a/modules/fcgid/Makefile.apxs b/modules/fcgid/Makefile.apxs
index 500449b..771adda 100644
--- a/modules/fcgid/Makefile.apxs
+++ b/modules/fcgid/Makefile.apxs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ fcgid_srcdir=../..
 builddir=.
 srcdir=.
 
+MOD_FCGID_LDADD = -export-symbols-regex fcgid_module
 CLEAN_TARGETS = *.loT
 include $(exp_installbuilddir)/special.mk
 
diff --git a/modules/fcgid/config.m4 b/modules/fcgid/config.m4
index eb8f67f..cc488b4 100644
--- a/modules/fcgid/config.m4
+++ b/modules/fcgid/config.m4
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ APACHE_MODULE(fcgid, [FastCGI support (mod_fcgid)], $fcigd_objs, , no, [
     AC_CHECK_HEADERS(sys/mman.h)
     AC_CHECK_HEADERS(sys/mutex.h)
     AC_CHECK_HEADERS(sys/shm.h)
+    if test "x$enable_fcgid" = "xshared"; then
+       # The only symbol which needs to be exported is the module
+       # structure, so ask libtool to hide everything else:
+       APR_ADDTO(MOD_FCGID_LDADD, [-export-symbols-regex fcgid_module])
+    fi
 ])
 
 dnl #  end of module specific part
diff --git a/modules/fcgid/modules.mk.apxs b/modules/fcgid/modules.mk.apxs
index 51ad05d..b6c032b 100644
--- a/modules/fcgid/modules.mk.apxs
+++ b/modules/fcgid/modules.mk.apxs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # this is used/needed by the APACHE2 build system
 #
 mod_fcgid.la: mod_fcgid.slo fcgid_bridge.slo fcgid_conf.slo fcgid_pm_main.slo fcgid_protocol.slo fcgid_spawn_ctl.slo  fcgid_proctbl_unix.slo fcgid_pm_unix.slo fcgid_proc_unix.slo fcgid_bucket.slo fcgid_filter.slo fcgid_mutex_unix.slo
-	$(SH_LINK) -rpath $(libexecdir) -module -avoid-version mod_fcgid.lo fcgid_bridge.lo fcgid_conf.lo fcgid_pm_main.lo fcgid_protocol.lo fcgid_spawn_ctl.lo  fcgid_proctbl_unix.lo fcgid_pm_unix.lo fcgid_proc_unix.lo fcgid_bucket.lo fcgid_filter.lo fcgid_mutex_unix.lo
+	$(SH_LINK) -rpath $(libexecdir) -module -avoid-version mod_fcgid.lo fcgid_bridge.lo fcgid_conf.lo fcgid_pm_main.lo fcgid_protocol.lo fcgid_spawn_ctl.lo  fcgid_proctbl_unix.lo fcgid_pm_unix.lo fcgid_proc_unix.lo fcgid_bucket.lo fcgid_filter.lo fcgid_mutex_unix.lo $(MOD_FCGID_LDADD)
 DISTCLEAN_TARGETS = modules.mk
 static =
 shared =  mod_fcgid.la