diff --git a/cde/lib/DtPrint/Makefile.am b/cde/lib/DtPrint/Makefile.am
index d66a5fbb2..22adcfb90 100644
--- a/cde/lib/DtPrint/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/lib/DtPrint/Makefile.am
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libDtPrint.la
 
 libDtPrint_la_CFLAGS = -DMULTIBYTE -DI18N_MSG @DT_INCDIR@
+libDtPrint_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:1:0
 
 if SOLARIS
 libDtPrint_la_CFLAGS += -DNO_REGCOMP
diff --git a/cde/lib/DtSearch/Makefile.am b/cde/lib/DtSearch/Makefile.am
index 0adaaad45..e9f815e8b 100644
--- a/cde/lib/DtSearch/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/lib/DtSearch/Makefile.am
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ libDtSearch_la_CFLAGS = -DI18N_MSG -DMULTIBYTE -I./raima \
 			@DT_INCDIR@
 
 
+libDtSearch_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:1:0
 libDtSearch_la_LIBADD = raima/libraima.la
 
 if LINUX
diff --git a/cde/lib/DtXinerama/Makefile.am b/cde/lib/DtXinerama/Makefile.am
index babb7ac67..ec85786c5 100644
--- a/cde/lib/DtXinerama/Makefile.am
+++ b/cde/lib/DtXinerama/Makefile.am
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libDtXinerama.la
 libDtXinerama_la_SOURCES = DtXinerama.c
 
 libDtXinerama_la_LIBADD = -lXinerama
+libDtXinerama_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:1:0