diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.am b/scripts/Makefile.am
index c56bb88..a4d0b5a 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.am
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.am
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 	Magick++/lib/Magick++/STL.h \
 	Magick++/lib/Magick++/TypeMetric.h
 
-Magick___lib_libMagick___la_LDFLAGS = \
+Magick___lib_libMagick___la_LDFLAGS = $(MAGICK_LT_RELEASE_OPTS) \
 	-version-info $(MAGICK_LIBRARY_CURRENT):$(MAGICK_LIBRARY_REVISION):$(MAGICK_LIBRARY_AGE)
 Magick___lib_libMagick___la_LIBADD = $(MAGICKCORE_LIBS) $(MAGICKWAND_LIBS)