diff --git a/loader/loader.cpp b/loader/loader.cpp
index d6b8325..2ee8eef 100644
--- a/loader/loader.cpp
+++ b/loader/loader.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ static const char *backend_names[] =
 #elif defined __APPLE__
 #define LIBRARY_EXT		".dylib"
 #define LIBRARY_MINEXT	".dylib"
+#elif defined __linux__
+#define LIBRARY_EXT		LIB_SUFFIX
+#define LIBRARY_MINEXT	".so"
 #endif
 
 bool