diff --git a/libxcrypt.spec b/libxcrypt.spec
index 4c0dfc7..455fc2b 100644
--- a/libxcrypt.spec
+++ b/libxcrypt.spec
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ discouraged.
 ./bootstrap
 %if %{with new_api}
 %{__cat} << EOF >> README%{distname}
-This version of the %{name} package ships the libcrypt.so2
+This version of the %{name} package ships the libcrypt.so.2
 library and does not provide the legacy API functions that have
 been provided by glibc's libcrypt.so.1.  The removed functions
 by name are encrypt, encrypt_r, setkey, setkey_r, and fcrypt.