diff --git a/include/rpc/clnt.h b/include/rpc/clnt.h
index 80be0a9cec..a397023a93 100644
--- a/include/rpc/clnt.h
+++ b/include/rpc/clnt.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ libc_hidden_proto (clntudp_create)
 libc_hidden_proto (get_myaddress)
 libc_hidden_proto (clntunix_create)
 libc_hidden_proto (__libc_clntudp_bufcreate)
-libc_hidden_proto (rpc_createerr)
 
 # endif /* !_ISOMAC */
 #endif
diff --git a/include/rpc/svc.h b/include/rpc/svc.h
index 40ba2546a9..465bf4427d 100644
--- a/include/rpc/svc.h
+++ b/include/rpc/svc.h
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 
 # ifndef _ISOMAC
 
-libc_hidden_proto (svc_pollfd)
-libc_hidden_proto (svc_max_pollfd)
-libc_hidden_proto (svc_fdset)
-
 libc_hidden_proto (xprt_register)
 libc_hidden_proto (xprt_unregister)
 libc_hidden_proto (svc_register)
diff --git a/sunrpc/rpc_common.c b/sunrpc/rpc_common.c
index 2a5d0dc1c7..05abab2a1d 100644
--- a/sunrpc/rpc_common.c
+++ b/sunrpc/rpc_common.c
@@ -48,10 +48,14 @@ libc_hidden_nolink_sunrpc (_null_auth, GLIBC_2_0)
 /* The variables need the nocommon attribute, so that it is possible
    to create aliases and specify symbol versions.  */
 fd_set svc_fdset  __attribute__ ((nocommon));
-libc_hidden_nolink_sunrpc (svc_fdset, GLIBC_2_0)
 struct rpc_createerr rpc_createerr  __attribute__ ((nocommon));
-libc_hidden_nolink_sunrpc (rpc_createerr, GLIBC_2_0)
 struct pollfd *svc_pollfd  __attribute__ ((nocommon));
-libc_hidden_nolink_sunrpc (svc_pollfd, GLIBC_2_2)
 int svc_max_pollfd  __attribute__ ((nocommon));
-libc_hidden_nolink_sunrpc (svc_max_pollfd, GLIBC_2_2)
+#ifdef SHARED
+# ifndef EXPORT_RPC_SYMBOLS
+compat_symbol (libc, svc_fdset, svc_fdset, GLIBC_2_0);
+compat_symbol (libc, rpc_createerr, rpc_createerr, GLIBC_2_0);
+compat_symbol (libc, svc_pollfd, svc_pollfd, GLIBC_2_2);
+compat_symbol (libc, svc_max_pollfd, svc_max_pollfd, GLIBC_2_2);
+# endif
+#endif