diff --git a/Makefile.rules b/Makefile.rules
index 210abdafc8e..18882faef78 100644
--- a/Makefile.rules
+++ b/Makefile.rules
@@ -1027,8 +1027,9 @@ ifeq ($(HOST_OS), $(filter $(HOST_OS), Cygwin MingW))
 LLVMLibsOptions += -Wl,--enable-auto-import,--enable-runtime-pseudo-reloc \
                    -L $(SharedLibDir)
 endif
-LLVMLibsOptions += -lLLVM-$(LLVMVersion)
-LLVMLibsPaths += $(SharedLibDir)/$(SharedPrefix)LLVM-$(LLVMVersion)$(SHLIBEXT)
+LLVM_SO_NAME = LLVM-$(LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR).$(LLVM_VERSION_MINOR)$(LLVM_VERSION_SUFFIX)
+LLVMLibsOptions += -l$(LLVM_SO_NAME)
+LLVMLibsPaths += $(SharedLibDir)/$(SharedPrefix)$(LLVM_SO_NAME)$(SHLIBEXT)
 else
 
 ifndef NO_LLVM_CONFIG
@@ -1144,7 +1145,12 @@ LibName.O  := $(LibDir)/$(LIBRARYNAME).o
 #---------------------------------------------------------
 ifdef SHARED_LIBRARY
 
-all-local:: $(LibName.SO)
+all-local:: $(AliasName.SO)
+
+$(AliasName.SO): $(LibName.SO)
+ifdef SHARED_ALIAS
+	$(Verb) $(AliasTool) $(BaseLibName.SO) $(AliasName.SO)
+endif
 
 ifdef EXPORTED_SYMBOL_FILE
 $(LibName.SO): $(NativeExportsFile)
@@ -1202,6 +1208,9 @@ endif
 uninstall-local::
 	$(Echo) Uninstalling $(BuildMode) Shared Library $(DestSharedLib)
 	-$(Verb) $(RM) -f $(DestSharedLib)
+ifdef SHARED_ALIAS
+	-$(Verb) $(RM) -f $(DestSharedAlias)
+endif
 endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/tools/llvm-shlib/Makefile b/tools/llvm-shlib/Makefile
index 4a0c2ea68df..b912ea6779e 100644
--- a/tools/llvm-shlib/Makefile
+++ b/tools/llvm-shlib/Makefile
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 LEVEL := ../..
 
-LIBRARYNAME = LLVM-$(LLVMVersion)
-LIBRARYALIASNAME = LLVM-$(LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR).$(LLVM_VERSION_MINOR)$(LLVM_VERSION_SUFFIX)
+LIBRARYNAME = LLVM-$(LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR).$(LLVM_VERSION_MINOR)$(LLVM_VERSION_SUFFIX)
+LIBRARYALIASNAME = LLVM-$(LLVMVersion)
 
 NO_BUILD_ARCHIVE := 1
 LINK_LIBS_IN_SHARED := 1