--- Makefile.SH.orig	2003-07-10 14:59:04.000000000 -0700
+++ Makefile.SH	2003-07-10 15:14:08.000000000 -0700
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
 	case "$useshrplib" in
 	true)
 		$spitshell >>Makefile <<'!NO!SUBS!'
-	$(LD) -o $@ $(SHRPLDFLAGS) perl$(OBJ_EXT) $(obj) $(libs)
+	$(LD) -o $@ $(SHRPLDFLAGS) perl$(OBJ_EXT) $(obj) $(libs) -soname libperl.so.`echo $(LIBPERL) | cut -d. -f3`
 !NO!SUBS!
 		case "$osname" in
 		aix)