diff --git a/libselinux/src/Makefile b/libselinux/src/Makefile
index 472ec61a..d84033ea 100644
--- a/libselinux/src/Makefile
+++ b/libselinux/src/Makefile
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ $(SWIGRUBYLOBJ): $(SWIGRUBYCOUT)
 	$(CC) $(filter-out -Werror, $(CFLAGS)) $(RUBYINC) -fPIC -DSHARED -c -o $@ $<
 
 $(SWIGSO): $(SWIGLOBJ)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared -o $@ $< -L. -lselinux -L$(LIBDIR) $(PYTHONLIBDIR) -Wl,-soname,$@,-z,defs
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared -o $@ $< -L. -lselinux -L$(LIBDIR) $(PYTHONLIBDIR)
 
 $(SWIGRUBYSO): $(SWIGRUBYLOBJ)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared -o $@ $^ -L. -lselinux -L$(LIBDIR) -Wl,-soname,$@