diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4518646ca2..f770534128 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4349,8 +4349,7 @@ case $target_os in
         enable section_data_rel_ro
         SLIB_INSTALL_NAME='$(SLIBNAME)'
         SLIB_INSTALL_LINKS=
-        # soname not set on purpose
-        SHFLAGS=-shared
+        SHFLAGS='-shared -Wl,-soname,$(SLIBNAME)'
         ;;
     haiku)
         prefix_default="/boot/common"