diff --git a/lib/kafs/Makefile.am b/lib/kafs/Makefile.am
index ffe745a9e..51ade986e 100644
--- a/lib/kafs/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/kafs/Makefile.am
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ endif # AIX
 libkafs_la_LIBADD = $(DEPLIB_krb5) ../roken/libroken.la $(DEPLIB_krb4)
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libkafs.la
-libkafs_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 3:5:3
+libkafs_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 4:1:4
 foodir = $(libdir)
 foo_DATA = $(AFS_EXTRA_LIBS)
 # EXTRA_DATA = afslib.so