diff --git a/lib/roken/Makefile.am b/lib/roken/Makefile.am
index d1bbc1d46..2ae3c0f91 100644
--- a/lib/roken/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/roken/Makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I ../../cf
 CLEANFILES = roken.h make-roken.c
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libroken.la
-libroken_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info @VERSION@:0:0
+libroken_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 8:1:3
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = make-roken