diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e6f89d62c..fcafbab41 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake-modules")
 set(LIBASSIMP_COMPONENT libassimp${ASSIMP_VERSION_MAJOR}.${ASSIMP_VERSION_MINOR}.${ASSIMP_VERSION_PATCH})
 set(LIBASSIMP-DEV_COMPONENT libassimp${ASSIMP_VERSION_MAJOR}.${ASSIMP_VERSION_MINOR}.${ASSIMP_VERSION_PATCH}-dev)
 set(CPACK_COMPONENTS_ALL assimp-bin ${LIBASSIMP_COMPONENT} ${LIBASSIMP-DEV_COMPONENT} assimp-dev)
-set(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "${ASSIMP_VERSION_MAJOR}.${ASSIMP_VERSION_MINOR}" CACHE STRING "Suffix to append to library names")
+set(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "" CACHE STRING "Suffix to append to library names")
 
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC OR CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
   add_definitions(-fPIC) # this is a very important switch and some libraries seem now to have it....