diff --git a/server/frida-server.version b/server/frida-server.version
index 3b9bb8a0f..dbaa6acf8 100644
--- a/server/frida-server.version
+++ b/server/frida-server.version
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
     # FreeBSD needs these two:
     __progname;
     environ;
+    # Allow users to load the server as a shared library with dlopen() and call main() directly
+    main;
 
   local:
     *;