diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index 23e0d9e63..9c6a4cdc9 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ plugins/python/python_baseplugin.c
 plugins/python/python_convmessage.c
 plugins/python/python_importblocker.c
 plugins/python/python_loghandler.c
+plugins/python/python_plugin.exp.in
 plugins/python/python_plugin_approval.c
 plugins/python/python_plugin_approval_multi.inc
 plugins/python/python_plugin_audit.c
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 697d56f6a..a4bef163c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -19215,7 +19215,7 @@ fi
 
     PPFILES="$PPFILES "'$(srcdir)/etc/sudo-python.pp'
     PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC=plugins/python
-    ac_config_files="$ac_config_files $PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC/Makefile"
+    ac_config_files="$ac_config_files $PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC/Makefile $PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC/python_plugin.exp"
 
 fi
 
@@ -29014,6 +29014,7 @@ do
     "pathnames.h") CONFIG_HEADERS="$CONFIG_HEADERS pathnames.h" ;;
     "libtool") CONFIG_COMMANDS="$CONFIG_COMMANDS libtool" ;;
     "$PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES $PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC/Makefile" ;;
+    "$PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC/python_plugin.exp") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES $PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC/python_plugin.exp" ;;
     "lib/zlib/zconf.h") CONFIG_HEADERS="$CONFIG_HEADERS lib/zlib/zconf.h" ;;
     "lib/zlib/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES lib/zlib/Makefile" ;;
     "etc/init.d/$INIT_SCRIPT") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES etc/init.d/$INIT_SCRIPT" ;;
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 098b61b02..c6ab6d087 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2599,7 +2599,7 @@ if test ${USE_PYTHON-'no'} = "yes"; then
 
     PPFILES="$PPFILES "'$(srcdir)/etc/sudo-python.pp'
     PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC=plugins/python
-    AC_CONFIG_FILES([$PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC/Makefile])
+    AC_CONFIG_FILES([$PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC/Makefile $PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC/python_plugin.exp])
 fi
 
 dnl
diff --git a/plugins/python/python_plugin.exp.in b/plugins/python/python_plugin.exp.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1261a58b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python/python_plugin.exp.in
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+group_plugin
+python_approval
+python_approval_clone
+python_audit
+python_audit_clone
+python_io
+python_io_clone
+python_policy
diff --git a/plugins/python/python_plugin_approval_multi.inc b/plugins/python/python_plugin_approval_multi.inc
index 9f0ceb958..6ee16bebf 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python_plugin_approval_multi.inc
+++ b/plugins/python/python_plugin_approval_multi.inc
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ CALLBACK_CFUNC(show_version)(int verbose)
     return python_plugin_approval_show_version(&PLUGIN_CTX, verbose);
 }
 
-__dso_public struct approval_plugin APPROVAL_SYMBOL_NAME(python_approval) = {
+struct approval_plugin APPROVAL_SYMBOL_NAME(python_approval) = {
     SUDO_APPROVAL_PLUGIN,
     SUDO_API_VERSION,
     CALLBACK_CFUNC(open),
diff --git a/plugins/python/python_plugin_audit_multi.inc b/plugins/python/python_plugin_audit_multi.inc
index e64038945..bb65f9ee8 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python_plugin_audit_multi.inc
+++ b/plugins/python/python_plugin_audit_multi.inc
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ CALLBACK_CFUNC(show_version)(int verbose)
     return python_plugin_audit_show_version(&PLUGIN_CTX, verbose);
 }
 
-__dso_public struct audit_plugin AUDIT_SYMBOL_NAME(python_audit) = {
+struct audit_plugin AUDIT_SYMBOL_NAME(python_audit) = {
     SUDO_AUDIT_PLUGIN,
     SUDO_API_VERSION,
     CALLBACK_CFUNC(open),