diff --git a/src/api/Makefile.am b/src/api/Makefile.am
index 53af7f8d7f..81d41c1161 100644
--- a/src/api/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/api/Makefile.am
@@ -46,14 +46,7 @@ current = $(SLURM_API_CURRENT)
 age     = $(SLURM_API_AGE)
 rev     = $(SLURM_API_REVISION)
 
-lib_LTLIBRARIES = libslurm.la
-
-# The ABI of libslurmfull can easily change from 1 micro version to another.
-# To avoid issue we will install this lib alongside the plugins to protect
-# from version issues.
-#
-# The unversioned libslurm_pmi is hidden there as well.
-pkglib_LTLIBRARIES = libslurmfull.la libslurm_pmi.la
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libslurm.la libslurmfull.la libslurm_pmi.la
 
 # BUILT_SOURCES tells automake that when "make" is called, these targets
 # need to be built before anything else.
@@ -158,14 +151,14 @@ libslurmfull_la_SOURCES =
 libslurmfull_la_LIBADD = $(convenience_libs)
 libslurmfull_la_LDFLAGS        = \
         $(LIB_LDFLAGS) \
-	-avoid-version \
+	-release $(SLURM_VERSION_STRING) \
         $(FULL_OTHER_FLAGS)
 
 libslurm_pmi_la_SOURCES =
 libslurm_pmi_la_LIBADD = $(convenience_libs)
 libslurm_pmi_la_LDFLAGS        = \
         $(LIB_LDFLAGS) \
-	-avoid-version \
+	-release $(SLURM_VERSION_STRING) \
         $(SLURM_PMI_OTHER_FLAGS)
 
 # This was made so we could export all symbols from libcommon