diff --git a/src/coding/Makefile.am b/src/coding/Makefile.am
index c001c13..f47fe45 100644
--- a/src/coding/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/coding/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This is _NOT_ the library release version, it's an API version.
 # Please read Chapter 6 "Library interface versions" of the libtool
 # documentation before making any modification
-LIBVERSION = 1:1:1
+LIBVERSION=1:1:1
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-I"$(top_srcdir)/include" \