diff --git a/Makefile.config.in b/Makefile.config.in
index ec11bb3..6c0e5e9 100644
--- a/Makefile.config.in
+++ b/Makefile.config.in
@@ -344,5 +344,5 @@
 NO_VARIADIC_MACROS = @NO_VARIADIC_MACROS@
 
 # Flags supported by the linker.
-# bfd ld / gold -retain-symbols-file file
-HAVE_LINK_RETAIN_SYMBOLS_FILE = @HAVE_LINK_RETAIN_SYMBOLS_FILE@
+# bfd ld / gold --version-script=file
+HAVE_LINK_VERSION_SCRIPT = @HAVE_LINK_VERSION_SCRIPT@
diff --git a/Makefile.rules b/Makefile.rules
index 4085881..942cb9d 100644
--- a/Makefile.rules
+++ b/Makefile.rules
@@ -990,8 +990,21 @@
 clean-local::
 	-$(Verb) $(RM) -f $(NativeExportsFile)
 else
+ifeq ($(HAVE_LINK_VERSION_SCRIPT),1)
+# Gold and BFD ld require a version script rather than a plain list.
+NativeExportsFile := $(ObjDir)/$(notdir $(EXPORTED_SYMBOL_FILE)).map
+$(NativeExportsFile): $(EXPORTED_SYMBOL_FILE) $(ObjDir)/.dir
+	$(Verb) echo "{" > $@
+	$(Verb) grep -q "\<" $< && echo "  global:" >> $@ || :
+	$(Verb) sed -e 's/\>/;/' -e 's/^\</    /' < $< >> $@
+	$(Verb) echo "  local: *;" >> $@
+	$(Verb) echo "};" >> $@
+clean-local::
+	-$(Verb) $(RM) -f $(NativeExportsFile)
+else
 NativeExportsFile := $(EXPORTED_SYMBOL_FILE)
 endif
+endif
 
 # Now add the linker command-line options to use the native export file.
 
@@ -1000,8 +1013,8 @@
 endif
 
 # gold, bfd ld, etc.
-ifeq ($(HAVE_LINK_RETAIN_SYMBOLS_FILE),1)
-LLVMLibsOptions += -Wl,-retain-symbols-file,$(NativeExportsFile)
+ifeq ($(HAVE_LINK_VERSION_SCRIPT),1)
+LLVMLibsOptions += -Wl,--version-script,$(NativeExportsFile)
 endif
 
 endif
diff --git a/autoconf/configure.ac b/autoconf/configure.ac
index 8487d94..66f5383 100644
--- a/autoconf/configure.ac
+++ b/autoconf/configure.ac
@@ -1039,8 +1039,8 @@
 dnl Determine whether the linker supports the -export-dynamic option.
 AC_LINK_EXPORT_DYNAMIC
 
-dnl Determine whether the linker supports the -retain-symbols-file option.
-AC_LINK_RETAIN_SYMBOLS_FILE
+dnl Determine whether the linker supports the --version-script option.
+AC_LINK_VERSION_SCRIPT
 
 dnl Check for libtool and the library that has dlopen function (which must come
 dnl before the AC_PROG_LIBTOOL check in order to enable dlopening libraries with
diff --git a/autoconf/m4/link_options.m4 b/autoconf/m4/link_options.m4
index 697abab..251c8a4 100644
--- a/autoconf/m4/link_options.m4
+++ b/autoconf/m4/link_options.m4
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@
 ])
 
 #
-# Determine if the system can handle the -retain-symbols-file option being
+# Determine if the system can handle the --version-script option being
 # passed to the linker.
 #
 # This macro is specific to LLVM.
 #
-AC_DEFUN([AC_LINK_RETAIN_SYMBOLS_FILE],
-[AC_CACHE_CHECK([for compiler -Wl,-retain-symbols-file option],
-                [llvm_cv_link_use_retain_symbols_file],
+AC_DEFUN([AC_LINK_VERSION_SCRIPT],
+[AC_CACHE_CHECK([for compiler -Wl,--version-script option],
+                [llvm_cv_link_use_version_script],
 [ AC_LANG_PUSH([C])
   oldcflags="$CFLAGS"
 
@@ -67,18 +67,21 @@
     (umask 077 && mkdir "$tmp")
   } || exit $?
 
-  echo "main" > "$tmp/exports"
+  echo "{" > "$tmp/export.map"
+  echo "  global: main;" >> "$tmp/export.map"
+  echo "  local: *;" >> "$tmp/export.map"
+  echo "};" >> "$tmp/export.map"
 
-  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wl,-retain-symbols-file=$tmp/exports"
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wl,--version-script=$tmp/export.map"
   AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]],[[]])],
-    [llvm_cv_link_use_retain_symbols_file=yes],[llvm_cv_link_use_retain_symbols_file=no])
-  rm "$tmp/exports"
+    [llvm_cv_link_use_version_script=yes],[llvm_cv_link_version_script=no])
+  rm "$tmp/export.map"
   rmdir "$tmp"
   CFLAGS="$oldcflags"
   AC_LANG_POP([C])
 ])
-if test "$llvm_cv_link_use_retain_symbols_file" = yes ; then
-  AC_SUBST(HAVE_LINK_RETAIN_SYMBOLS_FILE,1)
+if test "$llvm_cv_link_use_version_script" = yes ; then
+  AC_SUBST(HAVE_LINK_VERSION_SCRIPT,1)
   fi
 ])
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 755746f..668e579 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@
 OCAMLDEP
 OCAMLDOC
 GAS
-HAVE_LINK_RETAIN_SYMBOLS_FILE
+HAVE_LINK_VERSION_SCRIPT
 INSTALL_LTDL_TRUE
 INSTALL_LTDL_FALSE
 CONVENIENCE_LTDL_TRUE
@@ -8905,9 +8905,9 @@
   fi
 
 
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for compiler -Wl,-retain-symbols-file option" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for compiler -Wl,-retain-symbols-file option... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${llvm_cv_link_use_retain_symbols_file+set}" = set; then
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for compiler -Wl,--version-script option" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for compiler -Wl,--version-script option... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+if test "${llvm_cv_link_use_version_script+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
 else
    ac_ext=c
@@ -8934,9 +8934,12 @@
     (umask 077 && mkdir "$tmp")
   } || exit $?
 
-  echo "main" > "$tmp/exports"
+  echo "{" > "$tmp/export.map"
+  echo "  global: main;" >> "$tmp/export.map"
+  echo "  local: *;" >> "$tmp/export.map"
+  echo "};" >> "$tmp/export.map"
 
-  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wl,-retain-symbols-file=$tmp/exports"
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wl,--version-script=$tmp/export.map"
   cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
@@ -8986,17 +8989,17 @@
   ac_status=$?
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
-  llvm_cv_link_use_retain_symbols_file=yes
+  llvm_cv_link_use_version_script=yes
 else
   echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
 sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 
-	llvm_cv_link_use_retain_symbols_file=no
+	llvm_cv_link_version_script=no
 fi
 
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
       conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-  rm "$tmp/exports"
+  rm "$tmp/export.map"
   rmdir "$tmp"
   CFLAGS="$oldcflags"
   ac_ext=c
@@ -9007,10 +9010,10 @@
 
 
 fi
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $llvm_cv_link_use_retain_symbols_file" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$llvm_cv_link_use_retain_symbols_file" >&6; }
-if test "$llvm_cv_link_use_retain_symbols_file" = yes ; then
-  HAVE_LINK_RETAIN_SYMBOLS_FILE=1
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $llvm_cv_link_use_version_script" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$llvm_cv_link_use_version_script" >&6; }
+if test "$llvm_cv_link_use_version_script" = yes ; then
+  HAVE_LINK_VERSION_SCRIPT=1
 
   fi
 
@@ -11384,7 +11387,7 @@
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 11387 "configure"
+#line 11390 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -21297,7 +21300,7 @@
 OCAMLDEP!$OCAMLDEP$ac_delim
 OCAMLDOC!$OCAMLDOC$ac_delim
 GAS!$GAS$ac_delim
-HAVE_LINK_RETAIN_SYMBOLS_FILE!$HAVE_LINK_RETAIN_SYMBOLS_FILE$ac_delim
+HAVE_LINK_VERSION_SCRIPT!$HAVE_LINK_VERSION_SCRIPT$ac_delim
 INSTALL_LTDL_TRUE!$INSTALL_LTDL_TRUE$ac_delim
 INSTALL_LTDL_FALSE!$INSTALL_LTDL_FALSE$ac_delim
 CONVENIENCE_LTDL_TRUE!$CONVENIENCE_LTDL_TRUE$ac_delim