diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 186006eb37..90292d083e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ USED_SYM_FILES = $(srcdir)/libvirt_private.syms
 GENERATED_SYM_FILES = \
 	$(ACCESS_DRIVER_SYM_FILES) \
 	libvirt.syms libvirt.def libvirt_qemu.def libvirt_lxc.def \
-	libvirt_admin.def \
+	libvirt_admin.syms libvirt_admin.def \
 	$(NULL)
 
 if WITH_TEST