diff --git a/vmaf.spec b/vmaf.spec
index f4d16f9..e0c205e 100644
--- a/vmaf.spec
+++ b/vmaf.spec
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 #
 
 
-%define soname  1
-%define lname   libvmaf%{soname}
+%define sonum  1
+%define lname   libvmaf%sonum
 
 Name:           vmaf
 Version:        2.1.0
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ rm -f "%buildroot/%_libdir"/*.a
 %postun -n %lname -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %files -n %lname
-%_libdir/libvmaf.so.%{soname}*
+%_libdir/libvmaf.so.%{sonum}*
 
 %files devel
 %_bindir/vmaf*