diff --git a/meta/recipes-multimedia/alsa/alsa-lib_1.2.9.bb b/meta/recipes-multimedia/alsa/alsa-lib_1.2.9.bb
index a8bf09904d..d482e27683 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-multimedia/alsa/alsa-lib_1.2.9.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-multimedia/alsa/alsa-lib_1.2.9.bb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ inherit autotools pkgconfig
 
 EXTRA_OECONF += " \
     ${@bb.utils.contains('TARGET_FPU', 'soft', '--with-softfloat', '', d)} \
-    --disable-python \
+    --disable-python --disable-old-symbols \
 "
 
 PACKAGES =+ "alsa-server alsa-conf libatopology"