diff --git a/package/libs/libubox/Makefile b/package/libs/libubox/Makefile
index ff3990e689..caa92e9205 100644
--- a/package/libs/libubox/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/libubox/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ define Package/libubox
   SECTION:=libs
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
   TITLE:=Basic utility library
+  ABI_VERSION:=$(PKG_VERSION)
   DEPENDS:=
 endef