diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7c7b27a..baf255b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ RLS_CFLAGS="-DNDEBUG=1"
 PLUGINS=""
 APP_RESOURCES=""
 APP_LDFLAGS=""
-DLL_LDFLAGS="-shared"
+DLL_LDFLAGS="-shared -Wl,-soname,\$(@F)"
 STATIC_LDFLAGS=""
 
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