diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index c1cb97b..a6a2cfc 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 DEBVERS := $(shell echo '$(DEBIAN)' | cut -d- -f1)
 VERSION := $(shell echo '$(DEBVERS)' | sed -e 's/[+-].*//' -e 's/~//g')
 
+# Our tests want to override symbols, make it possible on Ubuntu
+export LDFLAGS := $(shell dpkg-buildflags --get LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/-Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions//')
+
 export DEB_BUILD_HARDENING=1
 
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