diff -pruN a/Makefile b/Makefile
--- a/Makefile	2012-03-11 19:41:34.000000000 -0300
+++ b/Makefile	2012-07-05 21:02:19.380557317 -0300
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ all:
 CFLAGS = -W -Wall -std=c99 -pedantic -O2 $(COPT)
 MAC_SHARED = -flat_namespace -bundle -undefined suppress
 LINFLAGS = -ldl -pthread $(CFLAGS)
-LIB = _$(PROG).so
+LIB = lib$(PROG).so
+SONAME = $(LIB).$(SOVER)
 CC = g++
 
 # Make sure that the compiler flags come last in the compilation string.
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ CC = g++
 # "-Wl,--as-needed" turned on by default  in cc command.
 # Also, this is turned in many other distros in static linkage builds.
 linux:
-	$(CC) mongoose.c -shared -fPIC -fpic -o $(LIB) $(LINFLAGS)
+	$(CC) mongoose.c -shared -fPIC -fpic -Wl,-soname,$(SONAME) \
+	-o $(LIB).$(VER) $(LINFLAGS)
 	$(CC) mongoose.c main.c -o $(PROG) $(LINFLAGS)
 
 bsd: