diff --git a/libdm/Makefile.in b/libdm/Makefile.in
index 1e0a017d3..f1939bc4e 100644
--- a/libdm/Makefile.in
+++ b/libdm/Makefile.in
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ ifeq ("@LIB_SUFFIX@","dylib")
 else
   LIB_SHARED = $(interface)/libdevmapper.so
 endif
-VERSIONED_SHLIB = $(interface)/libdevmapper.$(LIB_SUFFIX).$(LIB_VERSION)
+VERSIONED_SHLIB = libdevmapper.$(LIB_SUFFIX).$(LIB_VERSION)
 
 DEFS += -DDEVICE_UID=@DEVICE_UID@ -DDEVICE_GID=@DEVICE_GID@ \
 	-DDEVICE_MODE=@DEVICE_MODE@
@@ -87,10 +87,13 @@ install_ioctl_static: ioctl/libdevmapper.a
 	$(INSTALL) -D $(OWNER) $(GROUP) -m 555 $(STRIP) $< \
 		$(libdir)/libdevmapper.a.$(LIB_VERSION)
 
+$(VERSIONED_SHLIB): %.$(LIB_SUFFIX).$(LIB_VERSION): $(interface)/%.$(LIB_SUFFIX)
+	rm -f $@
+	$(LN_S) $< $@
+
 .PHONY: distclean_lib distclean
 
-distclean_lib: 
+distclean_lib:
 	$(RM) libdevmapper.pc
 
 distclean: distclean_lib
-