diff --git a/scripts/makefile.linux b/scripts/makefile.linux
index 0029f8f86..08712c79f 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.linux
+++ b/scripts/makefile.linux
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@
 # Library name:
 LIBNAME = libpng14
 PNGMAJ = 14
+RELEASE = 1
 
 # Shared library names:
 LIBSO=$(LIBNAME).so
 LIBSOMAJ=$(LIBNAME).so.$(PNGMAJ)
+LIBSOREL=$(LIBSOMAJ).$(RELEASE)
 OLDSO=libpng.so
 
 # Utilities:
@@ -147,12 +149,12 @@ install-static: install-headers libpng.a
 install-shared: install-headers $(LIBSOMAJ) libpng.pc
 	-@if [ ! -d $(DL) ]; then $(MKDIR_P) $(DL); fi
 	-@$(RM_F) $(DL)/$(LIBSO)
-	-@$(RM_F) $(DL)/$(LIBSOMAJ)
+	-@$(RM_F) $(DL)/$(LIBSOREL)
 	-@$(RM_F) $(DL)/$(OLDSO)
-	cp $(LIBSOMAJ) $(DL)
-	chmod 755 $(DL)/$(LIBSOMAJ)
+	cp $(LIBSOMAJ) $(DL)/$(LIBSOREL)
+	chmod 755 $(DL)/$(LIBSOREL)
 	(cd $(DL); \
-	$(LN_SF) $(LIBSOMAJ) $(LIBSO); \
+	$(LN_SF) $(LIBSOREL) $(LIBSO); \
 	$(LN_SF) $(LIBSO) $(OLDSO))
 
 	-@if [ ! -d $(DL)/pkgconfig ]; then $(MKDIR_P) $(DL)/pkgconfig; fi