diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index db82222e0d..5a7b9f0cbc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1986,6 +1986,16 @@ if test "${enable_address_sanitizer}" = "yes"; then
   APR_ADDTO(LDFLAGS, -fsanitize=address)
 fi
 
+#  Enable fake dlclose
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(fake_dlclose,
+  [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-fake-dlclose],[Do not unload dynamic libraries])],
+  [enable_fake_dlclose="$enable_fake_dlclose"],
+  [enable_fake_dlclose="no"])
+
+if test "${enable_fake_dlclose}" = "yes"; then
+  APR_ADDTO(SWITCH_AM_CFLAGS, -DHAVE_FAKE_DLCLOSE)
+fi
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(,
   [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-pool-sanitizer],[build with sanitizer friendly pool behavior])],
   [enable_pool_sanitizer="$enable_pool_sanitizer"],
diff --git a/src/switch_dso.c b/src/switch_dso.c
index a78bba2f8c..86ffb0f419 100644
--- a/src/switch_dso.c
+++ b/src/switch_dso.c
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void *) switch_dso_data_sym(switch_dso_lib_t lib, const char *sym
 void switch_dso_destroy(switch_dso_lib_t *lib)
 {
 	if (lib && *lib) {
+#ifndef HAVE_FAKE_DLCLOSE
 		dlclose(*lib);
+#endif
 		*lib = NULL;
 	}
 }