diff --git a/src/libostree/libostree-devel.sym b/src/libostree/libostree-devel.sym
index 82b18667..c9bc345f 100644
--- a/src/libostree/libostree-devel.sym
+++ b/src/libostree/libostree-devel.sym
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ LIBOSTREE_2017.10 {
   ostree_repo_set_alias_ref_immediate;
   ostree_repo_open_at;
   ostree_repo_create_at;
-};
+/* Inherit from .8 since .9 is empty and is also broken
+ * in that it doesn't have a parent currently;
+ * <https://github.com/ostreedev/ostree/issues/1087>
+ */
+} LIBOSTREE_2017.8;
 
 /* Stub section for the stable release *after* this development one; don't
  * edit this other than to update the last number.  This is just a copy/paste