diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 44350c8624905e254540f3013a84589435ceb33f..3f6c7f521e7b77bc98ad0d3727f02465f0aea8b6 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -306,45 +306,8 @@ PDWTAGS = \
 	  echo 'WARNING: install the dwarves package to get pdwtags' >&2; \
 	fi
 
-ALL_ELF_LIBS = $(builddir)/.libs/libvirt.so
-if WITH_DRIVER_MODULES
-if WITH_QEMU
-ALL_ELF_LIBS += $(builddir)/.libs/libvirt_driver_qemu.so
-endif
-if WITH_LXC
-ALL_ELF_LIBS += $(builddir)/.libs/libvirt_driver_lxc.so
-endif
-if WITH_UML
-ALL_ELF_LIBS += $(builddir)/.libs/libvirt_driver_uml.so
-endif
-if WITH_XEN
-ALL_ELF_LIBS += $(builddir)/.libs/libvirt_driver_xen.so
-endif
-if WITH_LIBXL
-ALL_ELF_LIBS += $(builddir)/.libs/libvirt_driver_libxl.so
-endif
-if WITH_NETCF
-ALL_ELF_LIBS += $(builddir)/.libs/libvirt_driver_interface.so
-endif
-if WITH_NETWORK
-ALL_ELF_LIBS += $(builddir)/.libs/libvirt_driver_network.so
-endif
-if WITH_NODE_DEVICES
-ALL_ELF_LIBS += $(builddir)/.libs/libvirt_driver_nodedev.so
-endif
-if WITH_NWFILTER
-ALL_ELF_LIBS += $(builddir)/.libs/libvirt_driver_nwfilter.so
-endif
-if WITH_SECRETS
-ALL_ELF_LIBS += $(builddir)/.libs/libvirt_driver_secret.so
-endif
-if WITH_STORAGE
-ALL_ELF_LIBS += $(builddir)/.libs/libvirt_driver_storage.so
-endif
-endif
-
-check-symfile: libvirt.syms $(ALL_ELF_LIBS:%.so=%.la)
-	$(AM_V_GEN)$(PERL) $(srcdir)/check-symfile.pl libvirt.syms $(ALL_ELF_LIBS)
+check-symfile: libvirt.syms $(builddir)/.libs/libvirt.la
+	$(AM_V_GEN)$(PERL) $(srcdir)/check-symfile.pl libvirt.syms $(builddir)/.libs/libvirt.so
 
 PROTOCOL_STRUCTS = \
 	$(srcdir)/remote_protocol-structs \