diff --git a/lib/nokogiri/version/info.rb b/lib/nokogiri/version/info.rb
index a5f45283e7..02f055b62a 100644
--- a/lib/nokogiri/version/info.rb
+++ b/lib/nokogiri/version/info.rb
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def to_hash
                 lib_directory = File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), ".."))
               end
               ldflags << "-L#{lib_directory.shellescape}"
-              ldflags << "-l:nokogiri.so"
+              ldflags << "-lnokogiri"
             end
 
             nokogiri["cppflags"] = cppflags
diff --git a/scripts/test-gem-installation b/scripts/test-gem-installation
index 4270ded24d..7499fe0a59 100755
--- a/scripts/test-gem-installation
+++ b/scripts/test-gem-installation
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe gemspec.full_name do
             else
               assert_includes(ldflags, "-L#{nokogiri_lib_dir}")
             end
-            assert_includes(ldflags, "-l:nokogiri.so")
+            assert_includes(ldflags, "-lnokogiri")
           else
             assert_empty(ldflags)
           end