diff --git a/lua51.changes b/lua51.changes
index 3c43b5a..00782b2 100644
--- a/lua51.changes
+++ b/lua51.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu May  1 06:59:04 UTC 2014 - mailaender@opensuse.org
+
+- Added a softlink to retain compatibility with .so naming from
+  the DEB world which is the quasi standard in gaming nowadays.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Apr 14 06:56:18 UTC 2014 - pgajdos@suse.com
 
diff --git a/lua51.spec b/lua51.spec
index 207bd73..46818f7 100644
--- a/lua51.spec
+++ b/lua51.spec
@@ -113,21 +113,22 @@ simplicity, efficiency, portability, and low embedding cost.
 
 %build
 sed -i 's:LUA_ROOT2 "LIBDIR/lua/%{major_version}/":LUA_ROOT2 \"%{_lib}/lua/%{major_version}/":' src/luaconf.h
-make %{?_smp_mflags} -C src CC="%{__cc}" MYCFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fPIC -DLUA_USE_LINUX" MYLIBS="-Wl,-E -ldl -lreadline -lhistory -lncurses" V=%{major_version} all
+make %{?_smp_mflags} -C src CC="%{__cc}" MYCFLAGS="%{optflags} -fPIC -DLUA_USE_LINUX" MYLIBS="-Wl,-E -ldl -lreadline -lhistory -lncurses" V=%{major_version} all
 
 %install
-make install INSTALL_TOP="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_prefix}" INSTALL_LIB="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}" INSTALL_CMOD=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/lua/%{major_version} INSTALL_MAN="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_mandir}/man1"
-install -D -m644 etc/lua.pc $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/lua.pc
+make install INSTALL_TOP="%{buildroot}%{_prefix}" INSTALL_LIB="%{buildroot}%{_libdir}" INSTALL_CMOD=%{buildroot}%{_libdir}/lua/%{major_version} INSTALL_MAN="%{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1"
+install -D -m644 etc/lua.pc %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/lua.pc
 for file in lua luac ; do
     mv "%{buildroot}%{_bindir}/${file}"        "%{buildroot}%{_bindir}/${file}%{major_version}"
     mv "%{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/${file}.1" "%{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/${file}%{major_version}.1"
 done
-install -d -m 0755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/lua/%{major_version}
-install -d -m 0755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/lua/%{major_version}
+install -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/lua/%{major_version}
+install -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/lua/%{major_version}
 install -D %{SOURCE1} %buildroot/etc/rpm/macros.lua51
 
-%clean
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+# Debian/Ubuntu/SteamOS/Arch Linux compatibility
+ln -s %{_libdir}/liblua.so.%{major_version} %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/liblua%{major_version}.so.0
+ln -s %{_libdir}/liblua.so %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/liblua5.1.so
 
 %post
 /usr/sbin/update-alternatives --install                                                   \
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ fi
 %files -n liblua5_1
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %{_libdir}/liblua.so.%{major_version}
+%{_libdir}/liblua%{major_version}.so.0
 
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root)
@@ -172,6 +174,7 @@ fi
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/lua.pc
 %{_libdir}/liblua.a
 %{_libdir}/liblua.so
+%{_libdir}/liblua5.1.so
 
 %files doc
 %defattr(-,root,root)