diff --git a/src/OpenColorIO/CMakeLists.txt b/src/OpenColorIO/CMakeLists.txt
index 48061251b4..cce741db6d 100755
--- a/src/OpenColorIO/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/OpenColorIO/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -270,6 +270,14 @@ set_target_properties(OpenColorIO PROPERTIES
     SOVERSION     ${SOVERSION}
 )
 
+if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+    # Also hide all the symbols of dependent libraries to prevent clashes if
+    # an app using this project is linked against other versions of our
+    # dependencies.
+    set_property (TARGET OpenColorIO
+                  APPEND PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "-Wl,--exclude-libs,ALL")
+endif ()
+
 if(MSVC AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 	# Install the pdb file if any.
 	install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:${PROJECT_NAME}> DESTINATION bin OPTIONAL)