diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 78f34928..140eb36f 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libasound.la
 libasound_la_SOURCES = error.c 
 libasound_la_LIBADD = control/libcontrol.la mixer/libmixer.la pcm/libpcm.la \
                       rawmidi/librawmidi.la
-libasound_la_LDFLAGS = -release $(VERSION)
+libasound_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 1:3:1 
 
 control/libcontrol.la:
 	$(MAKE) -C control libcontrol.la
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 1433499c..fc3a643a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
-ALSA_CFLAGS = @ALSA_CFLAGS@
-ALSA_LIBS = @ALSA_LIBS@
 CC = @CC@
 LD = @LD@
 LIBTOOL = @LIBTOOL@
@@ -77,7 +75,7 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libasound.la
 libasound_la_SOURCES = error.c 
 libasound_la_LIBADD = control/libcontrol.la mixer/libmixer.la pcm/libpcm.la \
                       rawmidi/librawmidi.la
-libasound_la_LDFLAGS = -release $(VERSION)
+libasound_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 1:3:1 
 
 INCLUDES=-I$(top_srcdir)/include
 mkinstalldirs = $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/mkinstalldirs