diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e36adbc79..667bf7cdd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ set_target_properties(notcurses PROPERTIES
 )
 set_target_properties(notcurses-static PROPERTIES
   VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
-  SOVERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}
 )
 target_include_directories(notcurses
   PRIVATE