--- src/scripts/charmc.orig	2018-09-08 18:56:55 UTC
+++ src/scripts/charmc
@@ -1490,9 +1490,9 @@ MakeSO() {
 	fi
 	if test "$MAKE_LDXX" = "1"
 	then
- 	  soCmd="$CMK_LDXX -o $OBJECT $OPTS_LD $OPTS_LDRO $OBJECTFILES $PRE_LIBRARIES $POST_LIBRARIES $CMK_LD_SHARED_LIBS"
+ 	  soCmd="$CMK_LDXX -o $OBJECT -Wl,-soname,$(echo $OBJECT | sed 's|^.*/lib_so/||') $OPTS_LD $OPTS_LDRO $OBJECTFILES $PRE_LIBRARIES $POST_LIBRARIES $CMK_LD_SHARED_LIBS"
 	else
-	  soCmd="$CMK_LD -o $OBJECT $OPTS_LD $OPTS_LDRO $OBJECTFILES $PRE_LIBRARIES $POST_LIBRARIES $CMK_LD_SHARED_LIBS"
+	  soCmd="$CMK_LD -o $OBJECT -Wl,-soname,$(echo $OBJECT | sed 's|^.*/lib_so/||') $OPTS_LD $OPTS_LDRO $OBJECTFILES $PRE_LIBRARIES $POST_LIBRARIES $CMK_LD_SHARED_LIBS"
 	fi
 	DoNoErrCheck $soCmd
 	Do_res=$?