diff --git a/config-unix.mk b/config-unix.mk
index 2ab534f4..90798760 100644
--- a/config-unix.mk
+++ b/config-unix.mk
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ CPPFLAGS += -Isrc/unix
 CFLAGS += -DHAVE_DTRACE
 endif
 
+ifneq (darwin,$(PLATFORM))
+# Must correspond with UV_VERSION_MAJOR and UV_VERSION_MINOR in src/version.c
+LDFLAGS += -Wl,-soname,libuv.so.0.10
+endif
+
 libuv.a: $(OBJS)
 	$(AR) rcs $@ $^
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 6ee0cc93..5dbc3625 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
  /*
  * Versions with an even minor version (e.g. 0.6.1 or 1.0.4) are API and ABI
  * stable. When the minor version is odd, the API can change between patch
- * releases.
+ * releases. Make sure you update the -soname directives in config-unix.mk
+ * and uv.gyp whenever you bump UV_VERSION_MAJOR or UV_VERSION_MINOR (but
+ * not UV_VERSION_PATCH.)
  */
 
 #undef UV_VERSION_MAJOR   /* TODO(bnoordhuis) Remove in v0.11. */
diff --git a/uv.gyp b/uv.gyp
index 0effb921..54c771ee 100644
--- a/uv.gyp
+++ b/uv.gyp
@@ -164,9 +164,16 @@
             ],
           },
           'conditions': [
-            ['"<(library)" == "shared_library"', {
+            ['library=="shared_library"', {
               'cflags': [ '-fPIC' ],
             }],
+            ['library=="shared_library" and OS!="mac"', {
+              'link_settings': {
+                # Must correspond with UV_VERSION_MAJOR and UV_VERSION_MINOR
+                # in src/version.c
+                'libraries': [ '-Wl,-soname,libuv.so.0.10' ],
+              },
+            }],
           ],
         }],
         [ 'OS=="linux" or OS=="mac"', {