diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 917d875..abe70c5 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ src/%.lo: 	$(SOURCE_DIR)/src/%.c $(ALL_HEADERS) host.tag tree.tag
 src/%.o: 	$(SOURCE_DIR)/src/%.c $(ALL_HEADERS) host.tag tree.tag
 		$(CC) -c -o $@ $< $(CFLAGS_STATIC)
 
-lib/%$(OS_LIB_SUFFIX)$(VER_XYZ):
+lib/%$(OS_LIB_PREFIXED_SUFFIX)$(VER_XYZ)$(OS_LIB_SUFFIXED_SUFFIX):
 		$(CC) -shared -o $@ $^ $(LDFLAGS_SHARED)
 
 lib/%$(OS_ARCHIVE_EXT):
diff --git a/sofort/defs.mk b/sofort/defs.mk
index 2fbc41b..151bc3d 100644
--- a/sofort/defs.mk
+++ b/sofort/defs.mk
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ STATIC_OBJS	= $(COMMON_OBJS)  $(ARCH_OBJS)
 STATIC_LIB_NAME	= $(OS_LIB_PREFIX)$(PACKAGE)$(OS_ARCHIVE_EXT)
 STATIC_LIB	= lib/$(STATIC_LIB_NAME)
 
-DSO_VER		= $(OS_LIB_PREFIX)$(PACKAGE)$(OS_LIB_SUFFIX)$(VER_XYZ)
-DSO_SONAME	= $(OS_LIB_PREFIX)$(PACKAGE)$(OS_LIB_SUFFIX)$(VER_SONAME)
+DSO_VER		= $(OS_LIB_PREFIX)$(PACKAGE)$(OS_LIB_PREFIXED_SUFFIX)$(VER_XYZ)$(OS_LIB_SUFFIXED_SUFFIX)
+DSO_SONAME	= $(OS_LIB_PREFIX)$(PACKAGE)$(OS_LIB_PREFIXED_SUFFIX)$(VER_SONAME)$(OS_LIB_SUFFIXED_SUFFIX)
 DSO_SOLINK	= $(OS_LIB_PREFIX)$(PACKAGE)$(OS_LIB_SUFFIX)
 
 SHARED_LIB	= lib/$(DSO_VER)
diff --git a/sysinfo/os/any-os.mk b/sysinfo/os/any-os.mk
index cf8ec00..6c5a2af 100644
--- a/sysinfo/os/any-os.mk
+++ b/sysinfo/os/any-os.mk
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ OS_SONAME	= symlink
 OS_BINFMT	= ELF
 
 .PHONY:		$(IMPLIB_DEF) $(IMPLIB_VER) $(IMPLIB_SONAME) $(IMPLIB_SOLINK)
+
+# dso suffix notation
+OS_LIB_PREFIXED_SUFFIX  = $(OS_LIB_SUFFIX)
+OS_LIB_SUFFIXED_SUFFIX  =
diff --git a/sysinfo/os/bsd.mk b/sysinfo/os/bsd.mk
index 6e8fac0..61a3a05 100644
--- a/sysinfo/os/bsd.mk
+++ b/sysinfo/os/bsd.mk
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ OS_SONAME	= symlink
 OS_BINFMT	= ELF
 
 .PHONY:		$(IMPLIB_DEF) $(IMPLIB_VER) $(IMPLIB_SONAME) $(IMPLIB_SOLINK)
+
+# dso suffix notation
+OS_LIB_PREFIXED_SUFFIX  = $(OS_LIB_SUFFIX)
+OS_LIB_SUFFIXED_SUFFIX  =
diff --git a/sysinfo/os/cygwin.mk b/sysinfo/os/cygwin.mk
index 21cb1a1..290aa0d 100644
--- a/sysinfo/os/cygwin.mk
+++ b/sysinfo/os/cygwin.mk
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ OS_BINFMT	= PE
 OS_IMPLIB_TOOL	= dlltool
 
 CFLAGS_PIC	=
+
+# dso suffix notation
+OS_LIB_PREFIXED_SUFFIX  = $(OS_LIB_SUFFIX)
+OS_LIB_SUFFIXED_SUFFIX  =
diff --git a/sysinfo/os/darwin.mk b/sysinfo/os/darwin.mk
index 5a0b99e..abc9bc7 100644
--- a/sysinfo/os/darwin.mk
+++ b/sysinfo/os/darwin.mk
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ OS_BINFMT	= MACHO
 CFLAGS_OS	+= -D_DARWIN_C_SOURCE
 
 .PHONY:		$(IMPLIB_DEF) $(IMPLIB_VER) $(IMPLIB_SONAME) $(IMPLIB_SOLINK)
+
+# dso suffix notation
+OS_LIB_PREFIXED_SUFFIX  =
+OS_LIB_SUFFIXED_SUFFIX  = $(OS_LIB_SUFFIX)
diff --git a/sysinfo/os/linux.mk b/sysinfo/os/linux.mk
index 082026b..fffe324 100644
--- a/sysinfo/os/linux.mk
+++ b/sysinfo/os/linux.mk
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ OS_SONAME	= symlink
 OS_BINFMT	= ELF
 
 .PHONY:		$(IMPLIB_DEF) $(IMPLIB_VER) $(IMPLIB_SONAME) $(IMPLIB_SOLINK)
+
+# dso suffix notation
+OS_LIB_PREFIXED_SUFFIX  = $(OS_LIB_SUFFIX)
+OS_LIB_SUFFIXED_SUFFIX  =
diff --git a/sysinfo/os/midipix.mk b/sysinfo/os/midipix.mk
index b2d7096..d23d387 100644
--- a/sysinfo/os/midipix.mk
+++ b/sysinfo/os/midipix.mk
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ OS_ARCHIVE_EXT	= .a
 OS_SONAME	= symlink
 OS_BINFMT	= PE
 OS_IMPLIB_TOOL	= mdso
+
+# dso suffix notation
+OS_LIB_PREFIXED_SUFFIX  = $(OS_LIB_SUFFIX)
+OS_LIB_SUFFIXED_SUFFIX  =
diff --git a/sysinfo/os/mingw.mk b/sysinfo/os/mingw.mk
index 53fe2d6..1a352ba 100644
--- a/sysinfo/os/mingw.mk
+++ b/sysinfo/os/mingw.mk
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ OS_IMPLIB_TOOL	= dlltool
 
 CFLAGS_PIC	=
 CFLAGS_OS      += -U__STRICT_ANSI__
+
+# dso suffix notation
+OS_LIB_PREFIXED_SUFFIX  = $(OS_LIB_SUFFIX)
+OS_LIB_SUFFIXED_SUFFIX  =
diff --git a/sysinfo/os/msys.mk b/sysinfo/os/msys.mk
index 27482e0..70fcd68 100644
--- a/sysinfo/os/msys.mk
+++ b/sysinfo/os/msys.mk
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ OS_IMPLIB_TOOL	= dlltool
 
 CFLAGS_PIC	=
 CFLAGS_OS      += -U__STRICT_ANSI__
+
+# dso suffix notation
+OS_LIB_PREFIXED_SUFFIX  = $(OS_LIB_SUFFIX)
+OS_LIB_SUFFIXED_SUFFIX  =