diff --git a/hw/xfree86/loader/loader.c b/hw/xfree86/loader/loader.c
index edaefb8f9..5fbea38f8 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/loader/loader.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/loader/loader.c
@@ -160,6 +160,12 @@ LoaderSymbol(const char *name)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+void *
+LoaderSymbolFromModule(void *handle, const char *name)
+{
+    return dlsym(handle, name);
+}
+
 void
 LoaderUnload(const char *name, void *handle)
 {
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/loader/loader.h b/hw/xfree86/loader/loader.h
index 5cadd5ad6..c89c6410a 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/loader/loader.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/loader/loader.h
@@ -72,5 +72,6 @@ extern unsigned long LoaderOptions;
 
 /* Internal Functions */
 void *LoaderOpen(const char *, int *, int *);
+void *LoaderSymbolFromModule(void *, const char *);
 
 #endif                          /* _LOADER_H */
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c b/hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c
index 72020a58c..dd2057318 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ doLoadModule(const char *module, const char *path, const char **subdirlist,
             *errmin = 0;
         goto LoadModule_fail;
     }
-    initdata = LoaderSymbol(p);
+    initdata = LoaderSymbolFromModule(ret->handle, p);
     if (initdata) {
         ModuleSetupProc setup;
         ModuleTearDownProc teardown;