diff --git a/libtap/Makefile.am b/libtap/Makefile.am
index 8b4a243d..2e7ace2e 100644
--- a/libtap/Makefile.am
+++ b/libtap/Makefile.am
@@ -1,52 +1,50 @@
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES	= Makefile.in
 
 sources			= libtap.c
 
-libversion		= 0:0:0
-
-AM_CFLAGS		= -fPIC
+libversion		= 1:0:0
 
 # override global LIBS that pulls in lots of craft we don't need here
 LIBS			= -lpthread
 
 include_HEADERS		= libtap.h
 
 noinst_HEADERS		= libtap-private.h
 
 pkgconfigdir		= $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 
 pkgconfig_DATA		= libtap.pc
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES		= libtap.la
 
 libtap_la_SOURCES	= $(sources)
 
 libtap_la_LDFLAGS	= -Wl,-version-script,libtap_exported_sym \
 			  --export-dynamic \
-			  -version-info $(libversion)
+			  -version-number $(libversion)
 
 TESTS			= $(check_PROGRAMS)
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS		= $(check_PROGRAMS)
 
 check_PROGRAMS		= tap_test
 
 tap_test_SOURCES	= $(sources)
 
 tap_test_CPPFLAGS	= -DTEST \
 			  -DABSBUILDDIR=\"$(abs_builddir)\"
 
 install-exec-local:
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)/$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR)
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)/$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR)/down.d
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)/$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR)/post-down.d
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)/$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR)/pre-up.d
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)/$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR)/up.d
 
 uninstall-local:
 	rmdir $(DESTDIR)/$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR)/down.d || :;
 	rmdir $(DESTDIR)/$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR)/post-down.d || :;
 	rmdir $(DESTDIR)/$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR)/pre-up.d || :;
 	rmdir $(DESTDIR)/$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR)/up.d || :;
 	rmdir $(DESTDIR)/$(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR) || :;