diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdwarf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdwarf/default.nix
index eda68fc73d3f..48853b63c792 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdwarf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdwarf/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out/lib $out/include
-    cp libdwarf.so $out/lib
+    cp libdwarf.so.1 $out/lib
+    ln -s libdwarf.so.1 $out/lib/libdwarf.so
     cp libdwarf.h dwarf.h $out/include
   '';