diff --git a/plugins/dummy/meson.build b/plugins/dummy/meson.build
index 2ae87f8..fa9f065 100644
--- a/plugins/dummy/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/dummy/meson.build
@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@ dummy_sources = files(
   ]
 )
 
-shared_module(
+calls_dummy = shared_library(
   'dummy',
   dummy_sources,
   dependencies: dummy_deps,
+  link_args: '-Wl,--unresolved-symbols=ignore-in-object-files',
   include_directories: src_include,
   install: true,
   install_dir: dummy_install_dir
diff --git a/plugins/mm/meson.build b/plugins/mm/meson.build
index 1758536..896f02d 100644
--- a/plugins/mm/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/mm/meson.build
@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@ mm_sources = files(
   ]
 )
 
-shared_module(
+calls_mm = shared_library(
   'mm',
   mm_sources,
   dependencies: mm_deps,
+  link_args: '-Wl,--unresolved-symbols=ignore-in-object-files',
   include_directories: src_include,
   install: true,
   install_dir: mm_install_dir
diff --git a/plugins/ofono/meson.build b/plugins/ofono/meson.build
index fb08127..7f947d9 100644
--- a/plugins/ofono/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/ofono/meson.build
@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@ ofono_sources = files(
   ]
 )
 
-shared_module(
+calls_ofono = shared_library(
   'ofono',
   ofono_sources, gdbofono_headers,
   dependencies: ofono_deps,
+  link_args: '-Wl,--unresolved-symbols=ignore-in-object-files',
   include_directories: [
     src_include,
     include_directories('.')
diff --git a/plugins/sip/meson.build b/plugins/sip/meson.build
index bec73ed..5faa6d7 100644
--- a/plugins/sip/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/sip/meson.build
@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@ sip_enums = gnome.mkenums('calls-sip-enums',
 
 sip_sources += sip_enums
 
-shared_module(
+calls_sip = shared_library(
   'sip',
   sip_sources,
   dependencies: sip_deps,
+  link_args: '-Wl,--unresolved-symbols=ignore-in-object-files',
   include_directories: src_include,
   install: true,
   install_dir: sip_install_dir