diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-utils.c b/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
index bee263ba3..7c32695a2 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
@@ -4043,6 +4043,8 @@ char *nm_utils_enum_to_str (GType type, int value)
 	g_type_class_unref (class);
 	return ret;
 }
+NM_BACKPORT_SYMBOL (libnm_1_0_6, char *, nm_utils_enum_to_str,
+                    (GType type, int value), (type, value));
 
 /**
  * nm_utils_enum_from_str:
@@ -4114,4 +4116,7 @@ gboolean nm_utils_enum_from_str (GType type, const char *str,
 	g_type_class_unref (class);
 	return ret;
 }
+NM_BACKPORT_SYMBOL (libnm_1_0_6, gboolean, nm_utils_enum_from_str,
+                    (GType type, const char *str, int *out_value, char **err_token),
+                    (type, str, out_value, err_token));
 
diff --git a/libnm/libnm.ver b/libnm/libnm.ver
index 681c8265b..5ad41c24f 100644
--- a/libnm/libnm.ver
+++ b/libnm/libnm.ver
@@ -846,6 +846,8 @@ libnm_1_0_6 {
 	#nm_device_wifi_request_scan_options_async@libnm_1_0_6;
 	#nm_metered_get_type@libnm_1_0_6;
 	#nm_setting_connection_get_metered@libnm_1_0_6;
+	#nm_utils_enum_from_str@libnm_1_0_6;
+	#nm_utils_enum_to_str@libnm_1_0_6;
 	#nm_utils_wifi_2ghz_freqs@libnm_1_0_6;
 	#nm_utils_wifi_5ghz_freqs@libnm_1_0_6;
 } libnm_1_0_4;