diff --git a/code/client/snd_openal.c b/code/client/snd_openal.c
index 16a8bf97..f582f959 100644
--- a/code/client/snd_openal.c
+++ b/code/client/snd_openal.c
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ static ALCcontext *alContext;
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #define ALDRIVER_DEFAULT "OpenAL32.dll"
 #else
-#define ALDRIVER_DEFAULT "libopenal.so"
+#define ALDRIVER_DEFAULT "libopenal.so.0"
 #endif
 
 /*