diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 813fa389..54dbd4c8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ tde_setup_paths( )
 
 ##### optional stuff
 
-option( WITH_ALL_OPTIONS "Enable all optional support" OFF )
-option( WITH_ARTS        "Enable aRts support"         ${WITH_ALL_OPTIONS} )
+option( WITH_ALL_OPTIONS    "Enable all optional support" OFF )
+option( WITH_GCC_VISIBILITY "Enable fvisibility and fvisibility-inlines-hidden" ${WITH_ALL_OPTIONS} )
+option( WITH_ARTS           "Enable aRts support"                               ${WITH_ALL_OPTIONS} )
 
 ######################## options comments #############################
 #                                                                     #