diff --git a/cmake/linux/helpers.cmake b/cmake/linux/helpers.cmake
index c0966e692..783ce494e 100644
--- a/cmake/linux/helpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linux/helpers.cmake
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ function(set_target_properties_obs target)
   endwhile()
 
   get_target_property(target_type ${target} TYPE)
-  set(OBS_SOVERSION 30)
 
   if(target_type STREQUAL EXECUTABLE)
     install(TARGETS ${target} RUNTIME DESTINATION "${OBS_EXECUTABLE_DESTINATION}" COMPONENT Runtime)
@@ -60,8 +59,8 @@ function(set_target_properties_obs target)
     set_target_properties(
       ${target}
       PROPERTIES
-        VERSION ${OBS_SOVERSION}
-        SOVERSION ${OBS_SOVERSION}
+        VERSION 30
+        SOVERSION 30
         BUILD_RPATH "${OBS_OUTPUT_DIR}/$<CONFIG>/${OBS_LIBRARY_DESTINATION}"
         INSTALL_RPATH "${OBS_LIBRARY_RPATH}"
     )
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ function(set_target_properties_obs target)
         POST_BUILD
         COMMAND
           "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E create_symlink
-          "$<TARGET_FILE_PREFIX:${target}>$<TARGET_FILE_BASE_NAME:${target}>.so.${OBS_SOVERSION}"
+          "$<TARGET_FILE_PREFIX:${target}>$<TARGET_FILE_BASE_NAME:${target}>.so.${OBS_VERSION_MAJOR}"
           "$<TARGET_FILE_PREFIX:${target}>$<TARGET_FILE_BASE_NAME:${target}>.so.0"
         COMMAND
           "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E copy_if_different
@@ -108,13 +107,13 @@ function(set_target_properties_obs target)
     endif()
   elseif(target_type STREQUAL MODULE_LIBRARY)
     if(target STREQUAL obs-browser)
-      set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES VERSION 0 SOVERSION ${OBS_SOVERSION})
+      set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES VERSION 0 SOVERSION 30)
     else()
       set_target_properties(
         ${target}
         PROPERTIES
           VERSION 0
-          SOVERSION ${OBS_SOVERSION}
+          SOVERSION 30
           BUILD_RPATH "${OBS_OUTPUT_DIR}/$<CONFIG>/${OBS_LIBRARY_DESTINATION}"
           INSTALL_RPATH "${OBS_MODULE_RPATH}"
       )