diff --git a/graphics/gdal/Makefile b/graphics/gdal/Makefile
index 75fb8653d266..8819d8c42e93 100644
--- a/graphics/gdal/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/gdal/Makefile
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ MAKEFILE=	GNUmakefile
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 USES=		gmake iconv jpeg localbase tar:xz
 
-PLIST_SUB=	PORTVERSION=${PORTVERSION} SHLIB_VER=${PORTVERSION:R:R}
+PLIST_SUB=	PORTVERSION=${PORTVERSION}
 
 SLAVEDIRS=	graphics/p5-Geo-GDAL graphics/php-gdal graphics/py-gdal
 
diff --git a/graphics/gdal/pkg-plist b/graphics/gdal/pkg-plist
index e4babb6ab12f..b7ac873a4ecb 100644
--- a/graphics/gdal/pkg-plist
+++ b/graphics/gdal/pkg-plist
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ include/vrtdataset.h
 lib/gdalplugins/.keepme
 lib/libgdal.a
 lib/libgdal.so
-lib/libgdal.so.%%SHLIB_VER%%
+lib/libgdal.so.2
 lib/libgdal.so.%%PORTVERSION%%
 libdata/pkgconfig/gdal.pc
 %%DATADIR%%/GDALLogoBW.svg