diff --git a/src/vty/Makefile.am b/src/vty/Makefile.am
index 7353ab8..b7be6f8 100644
--- a/src/vty/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/vty/Makefile.am
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
 
 libosmovty_la_SOURCES = buffer.c command.c vty.c vector.c utils.c \
 			telnet_interface.c logging_vty.c
+libosmovty_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(LIBVERSION)
 libosmovty_la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libosmocore.la
 endif