diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 57a06e88ea070c4d492c32945a989a2f015b9d0d..186006eb37ca724c6f6ebe733672b7f09b2f4be9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -486,8 +486,12 @@ if WITH_LINUX
 check-symfile: libvirt.syms libvirt.la
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(PERL) $(srcdir)/check-symfile.pl libvirt.syms \
 	  .libs/libvirt.so
+check-admin-symfile: libvirt_admin.syms libvirt-admin.la
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(PERL) $(srcdir)/check-symfile.pl libvirt_admin.syms \
+	  .libs/libvirt-admin.so
 else ! WITH_LINUX
 check-symfile:
+check-admin-symfile:
 endif ! WITH_LINUX
 check-symsorting:
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(PERL) $(srcdir)/check-symsorting.pl \
@@ -610,7 +614,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += check-driverimpls.pl check-aclrules.pl check-aclperms.pl
 
 check-local: check-protocol check-symfile check-symsorting \
 	check-drivername check-driverimpls check-aclrules \
-	check-aclperms
+	check-aclperms check-admin-symfile
 .PHONY: check-protocol $(PROTOCOL_STRUCTS:structs=struct)
 
 # Mock driver, covering domains, storage, networks, etc