diff --git a/make/defs-dev.mk b/make/defs-dev.mk
index 1bcc50e5..e2fe5348 100644
--- a/make/defs-dev.mk
+++ b/make/defs-dev.mk
@@ -187,5 +187,5 @@ USE_COMPILER_DEBUG_OPTS        ?= true
 #USE_SNDFILE                    ?= true
 #USE_GLIB                       ?= true
 #USE_ASSERTIONS                  ?= false
-
+BREAK_ABI                       ?= true
 
diff --git a/make/defs-dist.mk b/make/defs-dist.mk
index e3de96ea..8f2c4cf0 100644
--- a/make/defs-dist.mk
+++ b/make/defs-dist.mk
@@ -188,3 +188,5 @@ USE_COMPILER_DEBUG_OPTS        ?= true
 #USE_SNDFILE                    ?= true
 #USE_GLIB                       ?= true
 USE_ASSERTIONS                  ?= false
+BREAK_ABI                       ?= false
+
diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index 1930a5bb..8b20bea0 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -583,6 +583,11 @@ ifeq ($(USE_MPATROL),true)
 	LDFLAGS     += -lmpatrolmt -lbfd -liberty
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BREAK_ABI),true)
+	CFLAGS      += -D_BREAK_ABI_
+	CPPFLAGS    += -D_BREAK_ABI_
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(USE_STACK_CHECK),true)
 	CFLAGS      += -fstack-check
 	CPPFLAGS    += -fstack-check