diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ed824d4fd87d7cc9458ab7acfaa9753f4b5bebe2..dfafc8c64171629c6e700ca885e27554b6663334 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   include("${AOM_ROOT}/build/cmake/exports.cmake")
   setup_exports_target()
+  set_target_properties(aom PROPERTIES SOVERSION 0)
 endif ()
 
 # Aomedia documentation rule.
diff --git a/libs.mk b/libs.mk
index b3ab8ab777e0333b344a2fae859dc8ca71d76b49..d481c47cf72ff0035072e2e492b748fb7050317e 100644
--- a/libs.mk
+++ b/libs.mk
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ OBJS-yes += $(LIBAOM_OBJS)
 LIBS-$(if yes,$(CONFIG_STATIC)) += $(BUILD_PFX)libaom.a $(BUILD_PFX)libaom_g.a
 $(BUILD_PFX)libaom_g.a: $(LIBAOM_OBJS)
 
-SO_VERSION_MAJOR := 3
+SO_VERSION_MAJOR := 0
 SO_VERSION_MINOR := 0
 SO_VERSION_PATCH := 0
 ifeq ($(filter darwin%,$(TGT_OS)),$(TGT_OS))