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