diff --git a/media/libeffects/downmix/Android.mk b/media/libeffects/downmix/Android.mk
index 95ca6fd..3052ad9 100644
--- a/media/libeffects/downmix/Android.mk
+++ b/media/libeffects/downmix/Android.mk
@@ -25,4 +25,6 @@
 
 LOCAL_PRELINK_MODULE := false
 
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -fvisibility=hidden
+
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/media/libeffects/downmix/EffectDownmix.c b/media/libeffects/downmix/EffectDownmix.c
index aa2134c..f17a6e8 100644
--- a/media/libeffects/downmix/EffectDownmix.c
+++ b/media/libeffects/downmix/EffectDownmix.c
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
         NULL /* no process_reverse function, no reference stream needed */
 };
 
+// This is the only symbol that needs to be exported
+__attribute__ ((visibility ("default")))
 audio_effect_library_t AUDIO_EFFECT_LIBRARY_INFO_SYM = {
     tag : AUDIO_EFFECT_LIBRARY_TAG,
     version : EFFECT_LIBRARY_API_VERSION,
diff --git a/media/libeffects/lvm/lib/Android.mk b/media/libeffects/lvm/lib/Android.mk
index f49267e..bb56c75 100644
--- a/media/libeffects/lvm/lib/Android.mk
+++ b/media/libeffects/lvm/lib/Android.mk
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@
 
 LOCAL_MODULE:= libmusicbundle
 
-
-
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += \
     $(LOCAL_PATH)/Eq/lib \
     $(LOCAL_PATH)/Eq/src \
@@ -121,8 +119,12 @@
     $(LOCAL_PATH)/StereoWidening/src \
     $(LOCAL_PATH)/StereoWidening/lib
 
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -fvisibility=hidden
+
 include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 
+
+
 # Reverb library
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
@@ -168,12 +170,11 @@
 
 LOCAL_MODULE:= libreverb
 
-
-
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += \
     $(LOCAL_PATH)/Reverb/lib \
     $(LOCAL_PATH)/Reverb/src \
     $(LOCAL_PATH)/Common/lib \
     $(LOCAL_PATH)/Common/src
 
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -fvisibility=hidden
 include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/media/libeffects/lvm/wrapper/Android.mk b/media/libeffects/lvm/wrapper/Android.mk
index 4313424..f1af389 100644
--- a/media/libeffects/lvm/wrapper/Android.mk
+++ b/media/libeffects/lvm/wrapper/Android.mk
@@ -9,28 +9,27 @@
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= \
 	Bundle/EffectBundle.cpp
 
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -fvisibility=hidden
+
 LOCAL_MODULE:= libbundlewrapper
 
 LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES)/soundfx
 
-
-
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libmusicbundle
 
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
      libcutils \
      libdl
 
-
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += \
 	$(LOCAL_PATH)/Bundle \
 	$(LOCAL_PATH)/../lib/Common/lib/ \
 	$(LOCAL_PATH)/../lib/Bundle/lib/ \
 	$(call include-path-for, audio-effects)
 
-
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
+
 # reverb wrapper
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
@@ -39,12 +38,12 @@
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= \
     Reverb/EffectReverb.cpp
 
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -fvisibility=hidden
+
 LOCAL_MODULE:= libreverbwrapper
 
 LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES)/soundfx
 
-
-
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libreverb
 
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
diff --git a/media/libeffects/lvm/wrapper/Bundle/EffectBundle.cpp b/media/libeffects/lvm/wrapper/Bundle/EffectBundle.cpp
index 3ea3e18..94b9acf 100644
--- a/media/libeffects/lvm/wrapper/Bundle/EffectBundle.cpp
+++ b/media/libeffects/lvm/wrapper/Bundle/EffectBundle.cpp
@@ -3263,6 +3263,8 @@
     NULL,
 };    /* end gLvmEffectInterface */
 
+// This is the only symbol that needs to be exported
+__attribute__ ((visibility ("default")))
 audio_effect_library_t AUDIO_EFFECT_LIBRARY_INFO_SYM = {
     tag : AUDIO_EFFECT_LIBRARY_TAG,
     version : EFFECT_LIBRARY_API_VERSION,
diff --git a/media/libeffects/lvm/wrapper/Reverb/EffectReverb.cpp b/media/libeffects/lvm/wrapper/Reverb/EffectReverb.cpp
index 1a2f9dc..87e2c85 100755
--- a/media/libeffects/lvm/wrapper/Reverb/EffectReverb.cpp
+++ b/media/libeffects/lvm/wrapper/Reverb/EffectReverb.cpp
@@ -2146,6 +2146,8 @@
     NULL,
 };    /* end gReverbInterface */
 
+// This is the only symbol that needs to be exported
+__attribute__ ((visibility ("default")))
 audio_effect_library_t AUDIO_EFFECT_LIBRARY_INFO_SYM = {
     tag : AUDIO_EFFECT_LIBRARY_TAG,
     version : EFFECT_LIBRARY_API_VERSION,
diff --git a/media/libeffects/preprocessing/Android.mk b/media/libeffects/preprocessing/Android.mk
index c13b9d4..dfa1711 100755
--- a/media/libeffects/preprocessing/Android.mk
+++ b/media/libeffects/preprocessing/Android.mk
@@ -29,4 +29,6 @@
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += libdl
 endif
 
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -fvisibility=hidden
+
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/media/libeffects/preprocessing/PreProcessing.cpp b/media/libeffects/preprocessing/PreProcessing.cpp
index 58dc413..25586e8 100755
--- a/media/libeffects/preprocessing/PreProcessing.cpp
+++ b/media/libeffects/preprocessing/PreProcessing.cpp
@@ -1889,6 +1889,8 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
+// This is the only symbol that needs to be exported
+__attribute__ ((visibility ("default")))
 audio_effect_library_t AUDIO_EFFECT_LIBRARY_INFO_SYM = {
     tag : AUDIO_EFFECT_LIBRARY_TAG,
     version : EFFECT_LIBRARY_API_VERSION,
diff --git a/media/libeffects/visualizer/Android.mk b/media/libeffects/visualizer/Android.mk
index 76b5110..49cf4fa 100644
--- a/media/libeffects/visualizer/Android.mk
+++ b/media/libeffects/visualizer/Android.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= \
 	EffectVisualizer.cpp
 
-LOCAL_CFLAGS+= -O2
+LOCAL_CFLAGS+= -O2 -fvisibility=hidden
 
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
 	libcutils \
diff --git a/media/libeffects/visualizer/EffectVisualizer.cpp b/media/libeffects/visualizer/EffectVisualizer.cpp
index dc1937e..e7eccf1 100644
--- a/media/libeffects/visualizer/EffectVisualizer.cpp
+++ b/media/libeffects/visualizer/EffectVisualizer.cpp
@@ -557,7 +557,8 @@
         NULL,
 };
 
-
+// This is the only symbol that needs to be exported
+__attribute__ ((visibility ("default")))
 audio_effect_library_t AUDIO_EFFECT_LIBRARY_INFO_SYM = {
     tag : AUDIO_EFFECT_LIBRARY_TAG,
     version : EFFECT_LIBRARY_API_VERSION,