--- src/Makefile.orig	2019-12-26 18:59:41 UTC
+++ src/Makefile
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ endif
 
 # Library names.
 LIBXLSXWRITER_A  = libxlsxwriter.a
-LIBXLSXWRITER_SO = libxlsxwriter.so
+LIBXLSXWRITER_SO = libxlsxwriter.so.0
 
 # Library with additional non-static functions for testing.
 LIBXLSXWRITER_TO = libxlsxwriter_test.a
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ ARFLAGS = rc
 
 # Flags passed to dynamic linker.
 FPIC = -fPIC
-SOFLAGS = -shared $(FPIC)
+SOFLAGS = -shared $(FPIC) -Wl,-soname=${LIBXLSXWRITER_SO}
 
 # Get Env/OS name.
 UNAME := $(shell uname)
@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@ $(LIBXLSXWRITER_A) : $(OBJS)
 
 # The dynamic library.
 ifeq ($(findstring m32,$(CFLAGS)),m32)
-ARCH = -m32
+XSLX_ARCH = -m32
 endif
 
 $(LIBXLSXWRITER_SO) : $(SOBJS)
-	$(Q)$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(SOFLAGS) $(ARCH) -o $@ $(MINIZIP_SO) $(TMPFILEPLUS_SO) $(MD5_SO) $^ $(LIBS)
+	$(Q)$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(SOFLAGS) $(XSLX_ARCH) -o $@ $(MINIZIP_SO) $(TMPFILEPLUS_SO) $(MD5_SO) $^ $(LIBS)
 
 # The test library.
 $(LIBXLSXWRITER_TO) : $(TOBJS)