--- a/configure	2019-07-22 12:39:27.767668982 -0300
+++ b/configure	2019-07-22 12:51:12.107203568 -0300
@@ -1512,8 +1512,8 @@
         echo "SOFLAGS=-shared -Wl,-h,\$(SONAME) $SOFLAGS" >> config.mak
     else
         echo "SOSUFFIX=so" >> config.mak
-        echo "SONAME=libx264.so.$API" >> config.mak
-        echo "SOFLAGS=-shared -Wl,-soname,\$(SONAME) $SOFLAGS" >> config.mak
+        echo "SONAME=libx264.so" >> config.mak
+        echo "SOFLAGS=-shared $SOFLAGS" >> config.mak
     fi
     echo 'default: lib-shared' >> config.mak
     echo 'install: install-lib-shared' >> config.mak

--- a/Makefile	2019-07-22 12:39:27.737668862 -0300
+++ b/Makefile	2019-07-22 12:55:12.284852758 -0300
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@
 	$(INSTALL) -m 755 $(SONAME) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(IMPLIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 else ifneq ($(SONAME),)
-	ln -f -s $(SONAME) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libx264.$(SOSUFFIX)
 	$(INSTALL) -m 755 $(SONAME) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 endif