Index: config/inter/libparrot.pm
===================================================================
--- config/inter/libparrot.pm	(revision 39851)
+++ config/inter/libparrot.pm	(working copy)
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@
     $conf->data->set(
         parrot_is_shared => $parrot_is_shared,
 
-        libparrot => $parrot_is_shared
-        ? '$(LIBPARROT_SHARED)'
-        : '$(LIBPARROT_STATIC)',
+        libparrot_for_makefile_only => $parrot_is_shared
+            ? '$(LIBPARROT_SHARED)'
+            : '$(LIBPARROT_STATIC)',
     );
 
     # Set -rpath (or equivalent) for executables to find the
Index: config/init/hints/linux.pm
===================================================================
--- config/init/hints/linux.pm	(revision 39851)
+++ config/init/hints/linux.pm	(working copy)
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
     my $ccflags   = $conf->option_or_data('ccflags');
     my $cc        = $conf->option_or_data('cc');
     my $linkflags = $conf->option_or_data('linkflags');
+    my $share_ext = $conf->option_or_data('share_ext');
+    my $version   = $conf->option_or_data('VERSION');
     my $verbose;
 
     $verbose = $conf->options->get('verbose');
@@ -142,9 +144,9 @@
 
         has_dynamic_linking    => 1,
         parrot_is_shared       => 1,
-        libparrot_shared       => 'libparrot$(SHARE_EXT).$(SOVERSION)',
-        libparrot_shared_alias => 'libparrot$(SHARE_EXT)',
-        libparrot_soname       => '-Wl,-soname=libparrot$(SHARE_EXT).$(SOVERSION)',
+        libparrot_shared       => "libparrot$share_ext.$version",
+        libparrot_shared_alias => "libparrot$share_ext",
+        libparrot_soname       => "-Wl,-soname=libparrot$share_ext.$version",
     );
 
      if ( ( split( m/-/, $conf->data->get_p5('archname'), 2 ) )[0] eq 'ia64' ) {
Index: config/gen/makefiles/root.in
===================================================================
--- config/gen/makefiles/root.in	(revision 39851)
+++ config/gen/makefiles/root.in	(working copy)
@@ -509,7 +509,9 @@
 #ELSE:LIBPARROT_SHARED  := @blib_dir@/@libparrot_shared@
 
 # This line controls whether a static or shared library is built
-LIBPARROT           := @libparrot@
+# by Parrot's make.  It is not useful otherwise (e.g., in
+# lib/Parrot/Config/Generated.pm or config_lib.pasm).
+LIBPARROT           := @libparrot_for_makefile_only@
 
 #IF(has_icu):ICU_SHARED  := @icu_shared@
 ALL_PARROT_LIBS     := @libparrot_linkflags@ $(ICU_SHARED) $(C_LIBS)