diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f97e4c497e..9d7ac01334 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ Mon Jan  5 2009 14:53:48 CET John Levon <john.levon@sun.com>
 	* src/libvirt_public.syms: Renamed from src/libvirt_sym.version.in.
 	* src/libvirt_debug.syms: New file.
 	* src/libvirt_private.syms: New file.
+
+	Move --with-driver-modules symbols into a separate sym file
+	* src/Makefile.am (PRIVSYMFILES): Append libvirt_driver_modules.syms.
+	* src/libvirt_private.syms: Move virDriverLoadModule into...
+	* src/libvirt_driver_modules.syms: ... this new file.
 	Author: John Levon
 
 Mon Jan  5 14:22:06 CET 2009 Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 984c12a802..29b4df66ea 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -415,6 +415,10 @@ if ENABLE_DEBUG
 PRIVSYMFILES += libvirt_debug.syms
 endif
 
+if WITH_DRIVER_MODULES
+PRIVSYMFILES += libvirt_driver_modules.syms
+endif
+
 EXTRA_DIST += libvirt_public.syms $(PRIVSYMFILES)
 
 libvirt.syms: libvirt_public.syms $(PRIVSYMFILES)
diff --git a/src/libvirt_driver_modules.syms b/src/libvirt_driver_modules.syms
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce8d9b80b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libvirt_driver_modules.syms
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#
+# These symbols are dependent upon --with-driver-modules.
+#
+
+
+# driver.h
+virDriverLoadModule;
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index fb7b5f9af0..6f3cd672f6 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -131,10 +131,6 @@ virDomainEventDispatch;
 virDomainEventQueueDispatch;
 
 
-# driver.h
-virDriverLoadModule;
-
-
 # event.h
 virEventAddHandle;
 virEventAddTimeout;