diff --git a/src/posix/vid/menu.c b/src/posix/vid/menu.c
index 0916d8bc..b1845905 100644
--- a/src/posix/vid/menu.c
+++ b/src/posix/vid/menu.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void VID_MenuInit( void )
 	refs[counter] = (char*) 0;
 
 	if ( !gl_driver )
-		gl_driver = Cvar_Get( "gl_driver", "libGL.so", 0 );
+		gl_driver = Cvar_Get( "gl_driver", "libGL.so.1", 0 );
 	if ( !gl_picmip )
 		gl_picmip = Cvar_Get( "gl_picmip", "0", 0 );
 	if ( !gl_mode )
diff --git a/src/refresh/gl_rmain.c b/src/refresh/gl_rmain.c
index 1ebf8d9c..0fb052ad 100644
--- a/src/refresh/gl_rmain.c
+++ b/src/refresh/gl_rmain.c
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ void R_Register( void )
 	gl_flashblend = ri.Cvar_Get ("gl_flashblend", "0", 0);
 	gl_playermip = ri.Cvar_Get ("gl_playermip", "0", 0);
 	gl_monolightmap = ri.Cvar_Get( "gl_monolightmap", "0", 0 );
-	gl_driver = ri.Cvar_Get( "gl_driver", "libGL.so", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
+	gl_driver = ri.Cvar_Get( "gl_driver", "libGL.so.1", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 	gl_texturemode = ri.Cvar_Get( "gl_texturemode", "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 	gl_texturealphamode = ri.Cvar_Get( "gl_texturealphamode", "default", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 	gl_texturesolidmode = ri.Cvar_Get( "gl_texturesolidmode", "default", CVAR_ARCHIVE );