diff --git a/lib/librte_acl/Makefile b/lib/librte_acl/Makefile
index 1f96645..4db403b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_acl/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_acl/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR)
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_acl/rte_acl_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ACL) += tb_mem.c
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_cfgfile/Makefile b/lib/librte_cfgfile/Makefile
index e655098..1c81579 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cfgfile/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_cfgfile/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_cfgfile/rte_cfgfile_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 #
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 #
diff --git a/lib/librte_cmdline/Makefile b/lib/librte_cmdline/Makefile
index 1a47173..b0ab5b6 100644
--- a/lib/librte_cmdline/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_cmdline/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR) -O3
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_cmdline/rte_cmdline_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_CMDLINE) := cmdline.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_CMDLINE) += cmdline_cirbuf.c
diff --git a/lib/librte_compat/Makefile b/lib/librte_compat/Makefile
index a61511a..5f369e5 100644
--- a/lib/librte_compat/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_compat/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 # install includes
 SYMLINK-y-include := rte_compat.h
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_distributor/Makefile b/lib/librte_distributor/Makefile
index 97d8bbb..12d9df1 100644
--- a/lib/librte_distributor/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_distributor/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR)
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_distributor/rte_distributor_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_DISTRIBUTOR) := rte_distributor.c
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile
index 2caaf00..2edd880 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -O3
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 # specific to linuxapp exec-env
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_BSDAPP) := eal.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_EAL_BSDAPP) += eal_memory.c
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile
index 254d59c..267f2c7 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ LIB = librte_eal.a
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 VPATH += $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/common
 
 CFLAGS += -I$(SRCDIR)/include
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/Makefile b/lib/librte_ether/Makefile
index f40b5cc..62bcf0c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_ether/rte_ether_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 SRCS-y += rte_ethdev.c
 
 #
diff --git a/lib/librte_hash/Makefile b/lib/librte_hash/Makefile
index a449ec2..17778ba 100644
--- a/lib/librte_hash/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_hash/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR)
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_hash/rte_hash_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_HASH) := rte_hash.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_HASH) += rte_fbk_hash.c
diff --git a/lib/librte_ip_frag/Makefile b/lib/librte_ip_frag/Makefile
index ede5a89..6b496dc 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ip_frag/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_ip_frag/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR)
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_ip_frag/rte_ipfrag_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 #source files
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IP_FRAG) += rte_ipv4_fragmentation.c
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IP_FRAG) += rte_ipv4_reassembly.c
diff --git a/lib/librte_ivshmem/Makefile b/lib/librte_ivshmem/Makefile
index be6f21a..7c8dc17 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ivshmem/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_ivshmem/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR) -O3
 
 EXPORT_MAPS := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_ivshmem/rte_ivshmem_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IVSHMEM) := rte_ivshmem.c
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_kni/Makefile b/lib/librte_kni/Makefile
index c119fc1..59abd85 100644
--- a/lib/librte_kni/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_kni/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR) -O3 -fno-strict-aliasing
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_KNI) := rte_kni.c
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_kvargs/Makefile b/lib/librte_kvargs/Makefile
index 83a42b1..10713db 100644
--- a/lib/librte_kvargs/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_kvargs/Makefile
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR) -O3
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_kvargs/rte_kvargs_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_KVARGS) := rte_kvargs.c
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_lpm/Makefile b/lib/librte_lpm/Makefile
index 05de8d9..c99bfbd 100644
--- a/lib/librte_lpm/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_lpm/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR)
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_lpm/rte_lpm_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_LPM) := rte_lpm.c rte_lpm6.c
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_malloc/Makefile b/lib/librte_malloc/Makefile
index 1a5c288..3bb7a99 100644
--- a/lib/librte_malloc/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_malloc/Makefile
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.vars.mk
 # library name
 LIB = librte_malloc.a
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR) -O3
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_malloc/rte_malloc_version.map
diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/Makefile b/lib/librte_mbuf/Makefile
index 5cd4941..3cf94d1 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mbuf/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR) -O3
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MBUF) := rte_mbuf.c
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_mempool/Makefile b/lib/librte_mempool/Makefile
index 07b5b4e..2c2a6e8 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mempool/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_mempool/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR) -O3
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MEMPOOL) +=  rte_mempool.c
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_XEN_DOM0),y)
diff --git a/lib/librte_meter/Makefile b/lib/librte_meter/Makefile
index 0778690..f58822e 100644
--- a/lib/librte_meter/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_meter/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_meter/rte_meter_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 #
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 #
diff --git a/lib/librte_pipeline/Makefile b/lib/librte_pipeline/Makefile
index 5465d00..df44f51 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pipeline/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_pipeline/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_pipeline/rte_pipeline_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 #
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 #
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_bond/Makefile b/lib/librte_pmd_bond/Makefile
index 5b14ce2..2f1e83b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_bond/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_bond/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_pmd_bond/rte_eth_bond_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 #
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 #
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/Makefile b/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/Makefile
index e225bfe..a5e3b66 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_pmd_e1000/rte_pmd_e1000_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 ifeq ($(CC), icc)
 #
 # CFLAGS for icc
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_i40e/Makefile b/lib/librte_pmd_i40e/Makefile
index cfbe816..d59967a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_i40e/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_i40e/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_pmd_i40e/rte_pmd_i40e_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 #
 # Add extra flags for base driver files (also known as shared code)
 # to disable warnings
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/Makefile b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/Makefile
index 1dd14a6..fd17c09 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/rte_pmd_ixgbe_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 ifeq ($(CC), icc)
 #
 # CFLAGS for icc
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/Makefile b/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/Makefile
index fff5572..8f05c2c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/Makefile
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_pmd_pcap/rte_pmd_pcap_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 #
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 #
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_ring/Makefile b/lib/librte_pmd_ring/Makefile
index 25ad27f..24c57fc 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_ring/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_ring/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_pmd_ring/rte_eth_ring_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 #
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 #
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/Makefile b/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/Makefile
index bf51bd9..d0bec84 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_pmd_virtio/rte_pmd_virtio_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 #
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 #
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_vmxnet3/Makefile b/lib/librte_pmd_vmxnet3/Makefile
index e5a1c6b..2b418f4 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_vmxnet3/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_vmxnet3/Makefile
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ VPATH += $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_pmd_vmxnet3/vmxnet3
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_pmd_vmxnet3/rte_pmd_vmxnet3_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 #
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 #
diff --git a/lib/librte_pmd_xenvirt/Makefile b/lib/librte_pmd_xenvirt/Makefile
index 0a08b1b..6132c1c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_pmd_xenvirt/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_pmd_xenvirt/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_pmd_xenvirt/rte_eth_xenvirt_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 #
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 #
diff --git a/lib/librte_port/Makefile b/lib/librte_port/Makefile
index e812bda..828692f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_port/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_port/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_port/rte_port_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 #
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 #
diff --git a/lib/librte_power/Makefile b/lib/librte_power/Makefile
index 26ee542..3261176 100644
--- a/lib/librte_power/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_power/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR) -O3 -fno-strict-aliasing
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_power/rte_power_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_POWER) := rte_power.c
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_ring/Makefile b/lib/librte_ring/Makefile
index 0adaa00..fa697ea 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ring/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_ring/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR) -O3
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_ring/rte_ring_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_RING) := rte_ring.c
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_sched/Makefile b/lib/librte_sched/Makefile
index 205fb7a..1a54bf9 100644
--- a/lib/librte_sched/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_sched/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ CFLAGS_rte_red.o := -D_GNU_SOURCE
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_sched/rte_sched_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 #
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 #
diff --git a/lib/librte_table/Makefile b/lib/librte_table/Makefile
index 5b54acc..29b768c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_table/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_table/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS)
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_table/rte_table_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 #
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 #
diff --git a/lib/librte_timer/Makefile b/lib/librte_timer/Makefile
index f703e5f..01772c7 100644
--- a/lib/librte_timer/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_timer/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ CFLAGS += $(WERROR_FLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR) -O3
 
 EXPORT_MAP := $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_timer/rte_timer_version.map
 
+LIBABIVER := 1
+
 # all source are stored in SRCS-y
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_TIMER) := rte_timer.c
 
diff --git a/mk/rte.lib.mk b/mk/rte.lib.mk
index 82ac309..4d55cc9 100644
--- a/mk/rte.lib.mk
+++ b/mk/rte.lib.mk
@@ -37,10 +37,8 @@ include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/internal/rte.depdirs-pre.mk
 
 # VPATH contains at least SRCDIR
 VPATH += $(SRCDIR)
-
 ifeq ($(RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB),y)
-LIB := $(patsubst %.a,%.so,$(LIB))
-
+LIB := $(patsubst %.a,%.so.$(LIBABIVER),$(LIB))
 CPU_LDFLAGS += --version-script=$(EXPORT_MAP)
 
 endif
@@ -63,6 +61,7 @@ build: _postbuild
 
 exe2cmd = $(strip $(call dotfile,$(patsubst %,%.cmd,$(1))))
 
+
 ifeq ($(LINK_USING_CC),1)
 # Override the definition of LD here, since we're linking with CC
 LD := $(CC)
@@ -112,6 +111,10 @@ lib_dir = [ -d $(RTE_OUTPUT)/lib ] || mkdir -p $(RTE_OUTPUT)/lib;
 #
 ifeq ($(RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB),y)
 $(LIB): $(OBJS-y) $(DEP_$(LIB)) FORCE
+ifeq ($(LIBABIVER),)
+	@echo "Must Specify a $(LIB) ABI version"
+	@exit 1
+endif
 	@[ -d $(dir $@) ] || mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(if $(D),\
 		@echo -n "$< -> $@ " ; \
@@ -125,6 +128,7 @@ $(LIB): $(OBJS-y) $(DEP_$(LIB)) FORCE
 		$(depfile_missing),\
 		$(depfile_newer)),\
 		$(O_TO_S_DO))
+
 ifeq ($(RTE_BUILD_COMBINE_LIBS),y)
 	$(if $(or \
         $(file_missing),\
@@ -162,10 +166,12 @@ endif
 # install lib in $(RTE_OUTPUT)/lib
 #
 $(RTE_OUTPUT)/lib/$(LIB): $(LIB)
+	$(eval LIBSONAME := $(basename $(LIB)))
 	@echo "  INSTALL-LIB $(LIB)"
 	@[ -d $(RTE_OUTPUT)/lib ] || mkdir -p $(RTE_OUTPUT)/lib
 ifneq ($(LIB),)
 	$(Q)cp -f $(LIB) $(RTE_OUTPUT)/lib
+	$(Q)ln -s -f $(RTE_OUTPUT)/lib/$(LIB) $(RTE_OUTPUT)/lib/$(LIBSONAME)
 endif
 
 #
