diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1a32b3e..6ed26d6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "decomp-toolkit"
-version = "0.7.1"
+version = "0.7.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "ar",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1b9f30c..e30f23c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "decomp-toolkit"
 description = "Yet another GameCube/Wii decompilation toolkit."
 authors = ["Luke Street <luke@street.dev>"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
-version = "0.7.1"
+version = "0.7.2"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
 repository = "https://github.com/encounter/decomp-toolkit"
diff --git a/src/cmd/dol.rs b/src/cmd/dol.rs
index d381fc4..d6c7c19 100644
--- a/src/cmd/dol.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/dol.rs
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ pub struct ProjectConfig {
     /// Fills gaps between symbols to avoid linker realignment.
     #[serde(default = "bool_true", skip_serializing_if = "is_true")]
     pub fill_gaps: bool,
-    /// Marks all emitted symbols as "force active" to prevent the linker from removing them.
+    /// Marks all emitted symbols as "exported" to prevent the linker from removing them.
     #[serde(default = "bool_true", skip_serializing_if = "is_true")]
-    pub auto_force_active: bool,
+    pub export_all: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ pub struct ModuleConfig {
     pub symbols: Option<PathBuf>,
     #[serde(with = "path_slash_serde_option", default, skip_serializing_if = "is_default")]
     pub map: Option<PathBuf>,
-    /// Forces the given symbols to be active in the linker script.
+    /// Forces the given symbols to be active (exported) in the linker script.
     #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "is_default")]
     pub force_active: Vec<String>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "is_default")]
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ fn apply_selfile(obj: &mut ObjInfo, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
                 section,
                 size: existing_symbol.size,
                 size_known: existing_symbol.size_known,
-                flags: ObjSymbolFlagSet(existing_symbol.flags.0 | ObjSymbolFlags::ForceActive),
+                flags: ObjSymbolFlagSet(existing_symbol.flags.0 | ObjSymbolFlags::Exported),
                 kind: existing_symbol.kind,
                 align: existing_symbol.align,
                 data_kind: existing_symbol.data_kind,
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ fn apply_selfile(obj: &mut ObjInfo, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
                     demangled_name: symbol.demangled_name.clone(),
                     address: address as u64,
                     section,
-                    flags: ObjSymbolFlagSet(ObjSymbolFlags::Global | ObjSymbolFlags::ForceActive),
+                    flags: ObjSymbolFlagSet(ObjSymbolFlags::Global | ObjSymbolFlags::Exported),
                     ..*symbol
                 },
                 false,
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ fn update_symbols(
                 name,
                 address: rel_reloc.addend as u64,
                 section: Some(target_section_index),
-                flags: ObjSymbolFlagSet(ObjSymbolFlags::ForceActive.into()),
+                flags: ObjSymbolFlagSet(ObjSymbolFlags::Exported.into()),
                 ..Default::default()
             })?;
         }
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ fn split_write_obj(
         entry,
     };
     for (unit, split_obj) in module.obj.link_order.iter().zip(&split_objs) {
-        let out_obj = write_elf(split_obj, config.auto_force_active)?;
+        let out_obj = write_elf(split_obj, config.export_all)?;
         let out_path = obj_dir.join(obj_path_for_unit(&unit.name));
         out_config.units.push(OutputUnit {
             object: out_path.clone(),
@@ -1766,7 +1766,7 @@ fn config(args: ConfigArgs) -> Result<()> {
         common_start: None,
         symbols_known: false,
         fill_gaps: true,
-        auto_force_active: true,
+        export_all: true,
     };
 
     let mut modules = Vec::<(u32, ModuleConfig)>::new();
diff --git a/src/obj/symbols.rs b/src/obj/symbols.rs
index 3f68d39..c1040b6 100644
--- a/src/obj/symbols.rs
+++ b/src/obj/symbols.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ flags! {
         Weak,
         Common,
         Hidden,
-        ForceActive,
+        /// Force symbol to be exported (force active)
+        Exported,
         /// Symbol isn't referenced by any relocations
         RelocationIgnore,
         /// Symbol won't be written to symbols file
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ flags! {
         /// Symbol was stripped from the original object,
         /// but is still useful for common BSS matching.
         Stripped,
+        /// Disable automatic export of symbol
+        NoExport,
     }
 }
 
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ impl ObjSymbolFlagSet {
     pub fn is_hidden(&self) -> bool { self.0.contains(ObjSymbolFlags::Hidden) }
 
     #[inline]
-    pub fn is_force_active(&self) -> bool { self.0.contains(ObjSymbolFlags::ForceActive) }
+    pub fn is_exported(&self) -> bool { self.0.contains(ObjSymbolFlags::Exported) }
 
     #[inline]
     pub fn is_relocation_ignore(&self) -> bool { self.0.contains(ObjSymbolFlags::RelocationIgnore) }
@@ -89,6 +92,9 @@ impl ObjSymbolFlagSet {
     #[inline]
     pub fn is_stripped(&self) -> bool { self.0.contains(ObjSymbolFlags::Stripped) }
 
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn is_no_export(&self) -> bool { self.0.contains(ObjSymbolFlags::NoExport) }
+
     #[inline]
     pub fn set_scope(&mut self, scope: ObjSymbolScope) {
         match scope {
@@ -113,9 +119,9 @@ impl ObjSymbolFlagSet {
     #[inline]
     pub fn set_force_active(&mut self, value: bool) {
         if value {
-            self.0 |= ObjSymbolFlags::ForceActive;
+            self.0 = (self.0 & !ObjSymbolFlags::NoExport) | ObjSymbolFlags::Exported;
         } else {
-            self.0 &= !ObjSymbolFlags::ForceActive;
+            self.0 &= !ObjSymbolFlags::Exported;
         }
     }
 
@@ -123,10 +129,11 @@ impl ObjSymbolFlagSet {
     #[inline]
     pub fn keep_flags(&self) -> FlagSet<ObjSymbolFlags> {
         self.0
-            & (ObjSymbolFlags::ForceActive
+            & (ObjSymbolFlags::Exported
                 | ObjSymbolFlags::NoWrite
                 | ObjSymbolFlags::RelocationIgnore
-                | ObjSymbolFlags::Stripped)
+                | ObjSymbolFlags::Stripped
+                | ObjSymbolFlags::NoExport)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/util/comment.rs b/src/util/comment.rs
index e84e94c..7be6312 100644
--- a/src/util/comment.rs
+++ b/src/util/comment.rs
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ impl ToWriter for CommentSym {
 }
 
 impl CommentSym {
-    pub fn from(symbol: &ObjSymbol, force_active: bool) -> Self {
+    pub fn from(symbol: &ObjSymbol, export_all: bool) -> Self {
         let align = match symbol.align {
             Some(align) => align,
             None => {
@@ -277,8 +277,9 @@ impl CommentSym {
         }
         let mut active_flags = 0;
         if !symbol.flags.is_stripped()
-            && (symbol.flags.is_force_active()
-                || (force_active
+            && (symbol.flags.is_exported()
+                || (export_all
+                    && !symbol.flags.is_no_export()
                     && matches!(symbol.kind, ObjSymbolKind::Function | ObjSymbolKind::Object)))
         {
             active_flags |= 0x8;
diff --git a/src/util/config.rs b/src/util/config.rs
index 30d8031..630bb7e 100644
--- a/src/util/config.rs
+++ b/src/util/config.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ pub fn parse_symbol_line(line: &str, obj: &mut ObjInfo) -> Result<Option<ObjSymb
             ObjSymbol { name, demangled_name, address: addr as u64, section, ..Default::default() };
         // TODO move somewhere common
         if symbol.name.starts_with("..") {
-            symbol.flags.0 |= ObjSymbolFlags::ForceActive;
+            symbol.flags.0 |= ObjSymbolFlags::Exported;
         }
         let attrs = captures["attrs"].split(' ');
         for attr in attrs {
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ pub fn parse_symbol_line(line: &str, obj: &mut ObjInfo) -> Result<Option<ObjSymb
                         symbol.flags.0 |= ObjSymbolFlags::Hidden;
                     }
                     "force_active" => {
-                        symbol.flags.0 |= ObjSymbolFlags::ForceActive;
+                        symbol.flags.0 |= ObjSymbolFlags::Exported;
                     }
                     "stripped" => {
                         symbol.flags.0 |= ObjSymbolFlags::Stripped;
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ pub fn parse_symbol_line(line: &str, obj: &mut ObjInfo) -> Result<Option<ObjSymb
                         let addr = SectionAddress::new(section.unwrap(), symbol.address as u32);
                         obj.blocked_ranges.insert(addr, addr.address + symbol.size as u32);
                     }
+                    "noexport" => {
+                        symbol.flags.0 |= ObjSymbolFlags::NoExport;
+                    }
                     _ => bail!("Unknown symbol attribute '{attr}'"),
                 }
             }
@@ -281,6 +284,9 @@ where W: Write + ?Sized {
             write!(w, " noreloc")?;
         }
     }
+    if symbol.flags.is_no_export() {
+        write!(w, " noexport")?;
+    }
     writeln!(w)?;
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/util/elf.rs b/src/util/elf.rs
index 7fdd7e1..c450e7a 100644
--- a/src/util/elf.rs
+++ b/src/util/elf.rs
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ where P: AsRef<Path> {
     Ok(obj)
 }
 
-pub fn write_elf(obj: &ObjInfo, force_active: bool) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+pub fn write_elf(obj: &ObjInfo, export_all: bool) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
     let mut out_data = Vec::new();
     let mut writer = object::write::elf::Writer::new(Endianness::Big, false, &mut out_data);
 
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ pub fn write_elf(obj: &ObjInfo, force_active: bool) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
         out_symbols.push(OutSymbol { index, sym });
         symbol_map[symbol_index] = Some(index.0);
         if let Some(comment_data) = &mut comment_data {
-            CommentSym::from(symbol, force_active).to_writer_static(comment_data, Endian::Big)?;
+            CommentSym::from(symbol, export_all).to_writer_static(comment_data, Endian::Big)?;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/util/lcf.rs b/src/util/lcf.rs
index 4c31465..9661537 100644
--- a/src/util/lcf.rs
+++ b/src/util/lcf.rs
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ pub fn generate_ldscript(
 
     let mut force_active = force_active.to_vec();
     for symbol in obj.symbols.iter() {
-        if symbol.flags.is_force_active() && symbol.flags.is_global() && !symbol.flags.is_no_write()
-        {
+        if symbol.flags.is_exported() && symbol.flags.is_global() && !symbol.flags.is_no_write() {
             force_active.push(symbol.name.clone());
         }
     }
@@ -98,8 +97,7 @@ pub fn generate_ldscript_partial(
 
     let mut force_active = force_active.to_vec();
     for symbol in obj.symbols.iter() {
-        if symbol.flags.is_force_active() && symbol.flags.is_global() && !symbol.flags.is_no_write()
-        {
+        if symbol.flags.is_exported() && symbol.flags.is_global() && !symbol.flags.is_no_write() {
             force_active.push(symbol.name.clone());
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/util/map.rs b/src/util/map.rs
index d8a9712..477caf7 100644
--- a/src/util/map.rs
+++ b/src/util/map.rs
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ fn add_symbol(obj: &mut ObjInfo, symbol_entry: &SymbolEntry, section: Option<usi
     };
     // TODO move somewhere common
     if symbol_entry.name.starts_with("..") {
-        flags |= ObjSymbolFlags::ForceActive;
+        flags |= ObjSymbolFlags::Exported;
     }
     if symbol_entry.unused {
         flags |= ObjSymbolFlags::Stripped;
diff --git a/src/util/split.rs b/src/util/split.rs
index 4c1a0e2..e635a51 100644
--- a/src/util/split.rs
+++ b/src/util/split.rs
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ fn add_padding_symbols(obj: &mut ObjInfo) -> Result<()> {
                 size: next_symbol_address - addr as u64,
                 size_known: true,
                 flags: ObjSymbolFlagSet(
-                    ObjSymbolFlags::Local | ObjSymbolFlags::ForceActive | ObjSymbolFlags::NoWrite,
+                    ObjSymbolFlags::Local | ObjSymbolFlags::Exported | ObjSymbolFlags::NoWrite,
                 ),
                 kind: match section.kind {
                     ObjSectionKind::Code => ObjSymbolKind::Function,
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ fn add_padding_symbols(obj: &mut ObjInfo) -> Result<()> {
                         flags: ObjSymbolFlagSet(
                             ObjSymbolFlags::Global
                                 | ObjSymbolFlags::Hidden
-                                | ObjSymbolFlags::ForceActive
+                                | ObjSymbolFlags::Exported
                                 | ObjSymbolFlags::NoWrite,
                         ),
                         kind: match section.kind {