diff --git a/code/client/cl_curl.h b/code/client/cl_curl.h
index 1cfd3f1e..196eb05c 100644
--- a/code/client/cl_curl.h
+++ b/code/client/cl_curl.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ extern cvar_t *cl_cURLLib;
 #elif defined(MACOS_X)
 #define DEFAULT_CURL_LIB "libcurl.dylib"
 #else
-#define DEFAULT_CURL_LIB "libcurl.so.3"
+#define DEFAULT_CURL_LIB "libcurl.so"
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_LOCAL_HEADERS