diff --git a/package/liblinear/liblinear.mk b/package/liblinear/liblinear.mk
index 3b137ed518..1ad734c756 100644
--- a/package/liblinear/liblinear.mk
+++ b/package/liblinear/liblinear.mk
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ LIBLINEAR_CFLAGS = $(TARGET_CFLAGS)
 ifeq ($(BR2_SHARED_LIBS)$(BR2_SHARED_STATIC_LIBS),y)
 # $1: destination directory
 define LIBLINEAR_INSTALL_SHARED
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(@D)/liblinear.so.3 $(1)/usr/lib/liblinear.so.3
-	ln -sf liblinear.so.3 $(1)/usr/lib/liblinear.so
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(@D)/liblinear.so.4 $(1)/usr/lib/liblinear.so.4
+	ln -sf liblinear.so.4 $(1)/usr/lib/liblinear.so
 endef
 LIBLINEAR_CFLAGS += -fPIC
 endif