diff --git a/programming/scm/libgit2/actions.py b/programming/scm/libgit2/actions.py
index fac6d7ce5b..131eb9667d 100644
--- a/programming/scm/libgit2/actions.py
+++ b/programming/scm/libgit2/actions.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from pisi.actionsapi import autotools
 from pisi.actionsapi import pisitools
 from pisi.actionsapi import cmaketools
+from pisi.actionsapi import shelltools
 from pisi.actionsapi import get
 
 
@@ -21,4 +22,6 @@ def build():
 def install():
     cmaketools.rawInstall("DESTDIR=%s" % get.installDIR())
 
+    shelltools.system("ln -s %s/usr/lib/libgit2.so.1.1 %s/usr/lib/libgit2.so.1.0" % (get.installDIR(), get.installDIR()))
+
     #pisitools.dodoc("AUTHORS", "ChangeLog", "README*", "NEWS")