diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index a40c08a1..f9ae3c4c 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ DEFS =
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libshadow.la
 
-libshadow_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 0:0:0
 libshadow_la_CPPFLAGS = $(ECONF_CPPFLAGS)
 if HAVE_VENDORDIR
 libshadow_la_CPPFLAGS += -DVENDORDIR=\"$(VENDORDIR)\"