diff --git a/lib/hdb/Makefile.am b/lib/hdb/Makefile.am
index 56fd8c675..014332e8f 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/hdb/Makefile.am
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ libhdb_la_LIBADD = \
 
 $(libhdb_la_OBJECTS): $(srcdir)/hdb-protos.h $(srcdir)/hdb-private.h
 
+CHECK_SYMBOLS = -lib hdb -asn1compile \
+	hdb_ _hdb initialize_hdb_error_table
+
 $(srcdir)/hdb-protos.h:
 	cd $(srcdir); perl ../../cf/make-proto.pl -q -P comment -o hdb-protos.h $(hdb_source) || rm -f hdb-protos.h