diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index acc4fc1..71f9411 100755
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ ifneq ($(wildcard libcryptopp.so$(SOLIB_VERSION_SUFFIX)),)
 	$(CHMOD) 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libcryptopp.so$(SOLIB_VERSION_SUFFIX)
 ifeq ($(HAS_SOLIB_VERSION),1)
 	-$(LN) libcryptopp.so$(SOLIB_VERSION_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libcryptopp.so
-	$(LDCONF) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)
+	-$(LN) libcryptopp.so$(SOLIB_VERSION_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libcryptopp.so$(SOLIB_COMPAT_SUFFIX)
 endif
 endif
 ifneq ($(wildcard libcryptopp.pc),)
diff --git a/GNUmakefile-cross b/GNUmakefile-cross
index 41b4751..0302464 100755
--- a/GNUmakefile-cross
+++ b/GNUmakefile-cross
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ ifneq ($(wildcard libcryptopp.so$(SOLIB_VERSION_SUFFIX)),)
 	$(CHMOD) 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libcryptopp.so$(SOLIB_VERSION_SUFFIX)
 ifeq ($(HAS_SOLIB_VERSION),1)
 	-$(LN) libcryptopp.so$(SOLIB_VERSION_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libcryptopp.so
-	$(LDCONF) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)
+	-$(LN) -sf libcryptopp.so$(SOLIB_VERSION_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/libcryptopp.so$(SOLIB_COMPAT_SUFFIX)
 endif
 endif
 ifneq ($(wildcard libcryptopp.pc),)