diff --git a/common/make.module.tmpl dyninst/common/make.module.tmpl
index bbb653f..1a5504d 100644
--- a/common/make.module.tmpl
+++ dyninst/common/make.module.tmpl
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ endif
 LDFLAGS     += $(LIBDIR)
 ifndef USES_NATIVE_CC
 LD		= $(GXX)
-LDFLAGS		+= -shared $(G_PTHREAD_LD)
+LDFLAGS		+= -shared $(G_PTHREAD_LD) -Wl,-soname,$(TARGET).$(RELEASE_NUM)
 CFLAGS		+= 
 CXXFLAGS	+=  $(G_PTHREAD)
 else
diff --git a/dynC_API/make.module.tmpl dyninst/dynC_API/make.module.tmpl
index 4877486..a016ece 100644
--- a/dynC_API/make.module.tmpl
+++ dyninst/dynC_API/make.module.tmpl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ LDFLAGS += -L../../common/$(PLATFORM) -L../../symtabAPI/$(PLATFORM) -L../../dyni
 LDFLAGS     += $(LIBDIR)
 ifndef USES_NATIVE_CC
 LD		= $(GXX)
-LDFLAGS		+= -shared $(G_PTHREAD_LD)
+LDFLAGS		+= -shared $(G_PTHREAD_LD) -Wl,-soname,$(TARGET).$(RELEASE_NUM)
 CFLAGS		+= -fPIC
 CXXFLAGS	+= -fPIC $(G_PTHREAD)
 else
diff --git a/dyninstAPI/make.module.tmpl dyninst/dyninstAPI/make.module.tmpl
index fabb448..378fea7 100644
--- a/dyninstAPI/make.module.tmpl
+++ dyninst/dyninstAPI/make.module.tmpl
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ LDFLAGS     += -L../../stackwalk/$(PLATFORM)
 
 ifndef USES_NATIVE_CC
 LD		= $(GXX)
-LDFLAGS		+= -shared $(G_PTHREAD_LD) 
+LDFLAGS		+= -shared $(G_PTHREAD_LD) -Wl,-soname,$(TARGET).$(RELEASE_NUM)
 CFLAGS		+= -fPIC
 CXXFLAGS	+= -fPIC $(G_PTHREAD)
 else
diff --git a/dyninstAPI_RT/i386-unknown-linux2.4/Makefile dyninst/dyninstAPI_RT/i386-unknown-linux2.4/Makefile
index aa39e22..4f4619a 100644
--- a/dyninstAPI_RT/i386-unknown-linux2.4/Makefile
+++ dyninst/dyninstAPI_RT/i386-unknown-linux2.4/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ endif
 
 # Now make any necessary architecture specific changes to variables:
 LD		= $(GCC)
-LDFLAGS         += -shared
+LDFLAGS         += -shared -Wl,-soname,$(TARGET).$(RELEASE_NUM)
 CFLAGS		+= -O2
 
 # if we want to produce a shared object...
diff --git a/dyninstAPI_RT/x86_64-unknown-linux2.4/Makefile dyninst/dyninstAPI_RT/x86_64-unknown-linux2.4/Makefile
index 3f72429..12eec29 100644
--- a/dyninstAPI_RT/x86_64-unknown-linux2.4/Makefile
+++ dyninst/dyninstAPI_RT/x86_64-unknown-linux2.4/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ endif
 
 # Now make any necessary architecture specific changes to variables:
 LD		= $(GCC)
-LDFLAGS         += -shared
+LDFLAGS         += -shared -Wl,-soname,$(TARGET).$(RELEASE_NUM)
 LDFLAGS		+= -m64
 CFLAGS		+= -Wall -m64 -DMUTATEE64
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ VOUCHER_32   = V_$(XTARGET_32)
 OBJS_32      = $(patsubst %.c, %_m32.o, $(filter %.c,$(notdir $(SRCS))))
 ASM_OBJS_32  = $(patsubst %.S, %_m32.o, $(filter %.S,$(notdir $(ASM_SRCS_32))))
 CFLAGS_32    = $(subst -DMUTATEE64,-DMUTATEE_32,$(CFLAGS))
-LDFLAGS_32   = $(LDFLAGS)
+LDFLAGS_32   = $(subst $(TARGET),$(TARGET_32_SO),$(subst -m64,-m32,$(LDFLAGS)))
 LIBS_32      = -L/usr/lib $(LIBS)
 
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ $(VOUCHER_32):
 $(TARGET_32_SO): $(OBJS_32) $(ASM_OBJS_32)
 	$(HIDE_COMP)$(RM) $(TARGET_32_SO)
 	$(HIDE_COMP)$(MAKE) $(VOUCHER_32)
-	$(HIDE_COMP)$(LD) $(subst -m64,-m32,$(LDFLAGS_32)) -o $(TARGET_32_SO) $(VOUCHER_32).o $(OBJS_32) $(ASM_OBJS_32) $(LIBS_32)
+	$(HIDE_COMP)$(LD) $(LDFLAGS_32) -o $(TARGET_32_SO) $(VOUCHER_32).o $(OBJS_32) $(ASM_OBJS_32) $(LIBS_32)
 RTspace.o: ../src/RTspace.S
 	@echo "Compiling RTspace"
 	$(HIDE_COMP)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
diff --git a/instructionAPI/make.module.tmpl dyninst/instructionAPI/make.module.tmpl
index 34d4bdc..f8fe036 100644
--- a/instructionAPI/make.module.tmpl
+++ dyninst/instructionAPI/make.module.tmpl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LDFLAGS += -lcommon
 LDFLAGS     += -L../../common/$(PLATFORM)
 ifndef USES_NATIVE_CC
 LD		= $(GXX)
-LDFLAGS		+= -shared $(G_PTHREAD_LD)
+LDFLAGS		+= -shared $(G_PTHREAD_LD) -Wl,-soname,$(TARGET).$(RELEASE_NUM)
 CFLAGS		+= -fPIC -g
 CXXFLAGS	+= -fPIC $(G_PTHREAD) -felide-constructors -g
 else
diff --git a/parseAPI/make.module.tmpl dyninst/parseAPI/make.module.tmpl
index ee27ef6..59bb98d 100644
--- a/parseAPI/make.module.tmpl
+++ dyninst/parseAPI/make.module.tmpl
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ LDFLAGS += -L../../common/$(PLATFORM) -L../../symtabAPI/$(PLATFORM) -lcommon -ls
 LDFLAGS     += $(LIBDIR)
 ifndef USES_NATIVE_CC
 LD		= $(GXX)
-LDFLAGS		+= -shared $(G_PTHREAD_LD)
+LDFLAGS		+= -shared $(G_PTHREAD_LD) -Wl,-soname,$(TARGET).$(RELEASE_NUM)
 CFLAGS		+= -fPIC
 CXXFLAGS	+= -fPIC $(G_PTHREAD)
 else
diff --git a/proccontrol/make.module.tmpl dyninst/proccontrol/make.module.tmpl
index 10522ac..d0cc6ed 100644
--- a/proccontrol/make.module.tmpl
+++ dyninst/proccontrol/make.module.tmpl
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ LDFLAGS += -L../../common/$(PLATFORM)
 
 ifndef USES_NATIVE_CC
 LD		= $(GXX)
-LDFLAGS		+= -shared
+LDFLAGS		+= -shared -Wl,-soname,$(TARGET).$(RELEASE_NUM)
 CFLAGS		+= 
 CXXFLAGS	+= 
 else
diff --git a/stackwalk/make.module.tmpl dyninst/stackwalk/make.module.tmpl
index 16e7c07..f68eab7 100644
--- a/stackwalk/make.module.tmpl
+++ dyninst/stackwalk/make.module.tmpl
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ endif
 LDFLAGS += -L$(TO_CORE)/common/$(PLATFORM) -L$(LIBRARY_DEST)
 ifndef USES_NATIVE_CC
 LD		= $(GXX)
-LDFLAGS		+= -shared
+LDFLAGS		+= -shared -Wl,-soname,$(TARGET).$(RELEASE_NUM)
 CFLAGS		+= 
 CXXFLAGS	+= 
 else
diff --git a/symtabAPI/make.module.tmpl dyninst/symtabAPI/make.module.tmpl
index e922497..3c24e17 100644
--- a/symtabAPI/make.module.tmpl
+++ dyninst/symtabAPI/make.module.tmpl
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ endif
 
 ifndef USES_NATIVE_CC
 LD		= $(GXX)
-LDFLAGS		+= -shared $(G_PTHREAD_LD)
+LDFLAGS		+= -shared $(G_PTHREAD_LD) -Wl,-soname,$(TARGET).$(RELEASE_NUM)
 CFLAGS		+= 
 CXXFLAGS	+= $(G_PTHREAD)
 else