diff --git a/.github/scripts/ubuntu/compile-driver-single.sh b/.github/scripts/ubuntu/compile-driver-single.sh
index c8156caa44..0d90136307 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/ubuntu/compile-driver-single.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/ubuntu/compile-driver-single.sh
@@ -22,3 +22,11 @@ echo "DRIVER_NAME=$DRIVER_NAME"
 echo "DRIVER_VER=$DRIVER_VER"
 
 build_xf86drv_ac "$DRIVER_NAME" "$DRIVER_VER"
+
+# every server symbol the module needs must be exported by this server
+abi_tools=$(pkg-config --variable=abi_tools_dir xorg-server)
+modules=$(find "xf86-$DRIVER_NAME" -path '*/.libs/*_drv.so')
+[ -n "$modules" ] || { echo "no *_drv.so built for $DRIVER_NAME" >&2; exit 1; }
+for mod in $modules; do
+    "$abi_tools/check-symbols.sh" --prefix "$X11_PREFIX" "$mod"
+done
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-xserver.yml b/.github/workflows/build-xserver.yml
index 8df0f83a4d..fc6e47b84b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-xserver.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-xserver.yml
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ jobs:
                           - 'xorg-server.m4'
                           - 'hw/xfree86/xlibre-server.h.meson.in'
                           - 'hw/xfree86/drivers/input/inputtest/xf86-input-inputtest-protocol.h'
+                          - 'abi/**'
+                          - '.github/scripts/ubuntu/compile-driver-single.sh'
 
     xserver-build-ubuntu-debug:
         env: