diff --git a/databases/leveldb/Makefile b/databases/leveldb/Makefile
index 5f115e69ac25..970602748f7f 100644
--- a/databases/leveldb/Makefile
+++ b/databases/leveldb/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ CMAKE_TESTING_ON=	LEVELDB_BUILD_TESTS
 USE_CXXSTD=	c++11
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
-PLIST_SUB=	PORTVERSION=${PORTVERSION} SHLIB_VER=${PORTVERSION:R}
+PLIST_SUB=	PORTVERSION=${PORTVERSION}
 
 GH_ACCOUNT=	google
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
diff --git a/databases/leveldb/pkg-plist b/databases/leveldb/pkg-plist
index 37bbd042e2ed..dbc60f08af68 100644
--- a/databases/leveldb/pkg-plist
+++ b/databases/leveldb/pkg-plist
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ lib/cmake/leveldb/leveldbTargets-%%CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE%%.cmake
 lib/cmake/leveldb/leveldbTargets.cmake
 lib/libleveldb.a
 lib/libleveldb.so
-lib/libleveldb.so.%%SHLIB_VER%%
+lib/libleveldb.so.1
 lib/libleveldb.so.%%PORTVERSION%%.0
 %%DATADIR%%/build_config.mk