diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/xvidcore/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/xvidcore/default.nix
index 20b19e3dc0c..e03773292bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/xvidcore/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/xvidcore/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   postInstall =
     ''
       rm $out/lib/*.a
-      (cd $out/lib && ln -s *.so.* libxvidcore.so)
+      (cd $out/lib && ln -s *.so.4.* libxvidcore.so && ln -s *.so.4.* libxvidcore.so.4 )
     '';
   
   meta = {