diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f471ea561..05ea023853 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ add_library(benchmark::benchmark_main ALIAS benchmark_main)
 set_target_properties(benchmark_main PROPERTIES
   OUTPUT_NAME "benchmark_main"
   VERSION ${GENERIC_LIB_VERSION}
-  SOVERSION 2
+  SOVERSION ${GENERIC_LIB_SOVERSION}
   DEFINE_SYMBOL benchmark_EXPORTS
 )
 target_link_libraries(benchmark_main PUBLIC benchmark::benchmark)