diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d987660..89a43a2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ MOC            = moc
 CC             = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
 CXX            = $(CROSS_COMPILE)g++
 PKG_CONFIG     = $(CROSS_COMPILE)pkg-config
+STRIP          = $(CROSS_COMPILE)strip
 
 DESTDIR =
 
@@ -74,6 +75,9 @@ export GITIGNORE_HEAD
 
 all: src/libnm.so
 
+strip: src/libnm.so
+	$(STRIP) --strip-unneeded $(CURDIR)/src/libnm.so
+
 clean:
 	rm -f $(GENERATED)
 
@@ -90,11 +94,11 @@ install:
 koboroot:
 	tar cvzf KoboRoot.tgz --show-transformed --owner=root --group=root --mode="u=rwX,go=rX" --transform="s,src/libnm.so,./usr/local/Kobo/imageformats/libnm.so," --transform="s,res/doc,./mnt/onboard/.adds/nm/doc," src/libnm.so res/doc
 
-.PHONY: all clean gitignore install koboroot
+.PHONY: all strip clean gitignore install koboroot
 override GENERATED += KoboRoot.tgz
 
-src/libnm.so: override CFLAGS   += $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS) -fPIC
-src/libnm.so: override CXXFLAGS += $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS) $(QT5CORE_CFLAGS) $(QT5WIDGETS_CFLAGS) -fPIC
+src/libnm.so: override CFLAGS   += $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS) -fvisibility=hidden -fPIC
+src/libnm.so: override CXXFLAGS += $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS) $(QT5CORE_CFLAGS) $(QT5WIDGETS_CFLAGS) -fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden -fPIC
 src/libnm.so: override LDFLAGS  += $(PTHREAD_LIBS) $(QT5CORE_LIBS) $(QT5WIDGETS_LIBS) -ldl -Wl,-soname,libnm.so
 src/libnm.so: src/qtplugin.o src/init.o src/config.o src/dlhook.o src/failsafe.o src/menu.o src/kfmon.o src/action.o src/action_c.o src/action_cc.o src/generator.o src/generator_c.o
 
diff --git a/src/dlhook.h b/src/dlhook.h
index ba52f75..fcd09b9 100644
--- a/src/dlhook.h
+++ b/src/dlhook.h
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+#include "util.h"
+
 // nm_dlhook takes a lib handle from dlopen and redirects the specified symbol
 // to another, returning a pointer to the original one. Only calls from within
 // that library itself are affected (because it replaces that library's GOT). If
 // an error occurs, NULL is returned and if err is a valid pointer, it is set to
 // a malloc'd string describing it. This function requires glibc and Linux. It
 // should work on any architecture, and it should be resilient to most errors.
-void *nm_dlhook(void *handle, const char *symname, void *target, char **err_out);
+NM_PRIVATE void *nm_dlhook(void *handle, const char *symname, void *target, char **err_out);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/failsafe.h b/src/failsafe.h
index 1285a9d..343198a 100644
--- a/src/failsafe.h
+++ b/src/failsafe.h
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+#include "util.h"
+
 // nm_failsafe_t is a failsafe mechanism for injected shared libraries. It
 // works by moving it to a temporary file (so it won't get loaded the next time)
 // and dlopening itself (to prevent it from being unloaded if it is dlclose'd by
@@ -12,16 +14,16 @@ extern "C" {
 typedef struct nm_failsafe_t nm_failsafe_t;
 
 // nm_failsafe_create allocates and arms a failsafe mechanism for the currently
-// dlopen'd or LD_PRELOAD'd library. 
-nm_failsafe_t *nm_failsafe_create(char **err_out);
+// dlopen'd or LD_PRELOAD'd library.
+NM_PRIVATE nm_failsafe_t *nm_failsafe_create(char **err_out);
 
 // nm_failsafe_destroy starts a pthread which disarms and frees the failsafe
 // after a delay. The nm_failsafe_t must not be used afterwards.
-void nm_failsafe_destroy(nm_failsafe_t *fs, int delay);
+NM_PRIVATE void nm_failsafe_destroy(nm_failsafe_t *fs, int delay);
 
 // nm_failsafe_uninstall uninstalls the lib. The nm_failsafe_t must not be
 // used afterwards.
-void nm_failsafe_uninstall(nm_failsafe_t *fs);
+NM_PRIVATE void nm_failsafe_uninstall(nm_failsafe_t *fs);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/menu.cc b/src/menu.cc
index 253c040..a7f96db 100644
--- a/src/menu.cc
+++ b/src/menu.cc
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void nm_menu_item_do(nm_menu_item_t *it);
 // _nm_menu_inject handles the QMenu::aboutToShow signal and injects menu items.
 void _nm_menu_inject(void *nmc, QMenu *menu, nm_menu_location_t loc, int at);
 
-extern "C" MenuTextItem* _nm_menu_hook(void* _this, QMenu* menu, QString const& label, bool checkable, bool checked, QString const& thingy) {
+extern "C" NM_PUBLIC MenuTextItem* _nm_menu_hook(void* _this, QMenu* menu, QString const& label, bool checkable, bool checked, QString const& thingy) {
     NM_LOG("AbstractNickelMenuController::createMenuTextItem(%p, `%s`, %d, %d, `%s`)", menu, qPrintable(label), checkable, checked, qPrintable(thingy));
 
     QString trmm = QCoreApplication::translate("StatusBarMenuController", "Settings");
diff --git a/src/menu.h b/src/menu.h
index 947b4fc..9f154f4 100644
--- a/src/menu.h
+++ b/src/menu.h
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ int nm_menu_hook(void *libnickel, char **err_out);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index c167951..c940070 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -22,9 +22,13 @@ extern "C" {
 #define NM_LOG_NAME "NickelMenu"
 #endif
 
+// Symbol visibility
+#define NM_PUBLIC  __attribute__((visibility("default")))
+#define NM_PRIVATE __attribute__((visibility("hidden")))
+
 // strtrim trims ASCII whitespace in-place (i.e. don't give it a string literal)
 // from the left/right of the string.
-inline char *strtrim(char *s){
+inline char *strtrim(char *s) {
     if (!s) return NULL;
     char *a = s, *b = s + strlen(s);
     for (; a < b && isspace((unsigned char)(*a)); a++);