diff --git a/src/tools/gcc.jam b/src/tools/gcc.jam
index a239807e2..0bf977efb 100644
--- a/src/tools/gcc.jam
+++ b/src/tools/gcc.jam
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ rule link.dll ( targets * : sources * : properties * )
 # Differ from 'link' above only by -shared.
 actions link.dll bind LIBRARIES
 {
-    $(NAME:E=g++) $(OPTIONS) -L"$(LINKPATH)" -Wl,-rpath$(SPACE)-Wl,"$(RPATH)" -o "$(<)" -Wl,-soname,$(<[1]:D=) -shared "$(>)"  "$(LIBRARIES)" -Wl,-Bdynamic -l$(FINDLIBS-SA) -Wl,-Bstatic -l$(FINDLIBS-ST) "$(LIBRARIES)" -Wl,-Bdynamic -l$(FINDLIBS-SA) -Wl,-Bstatic -l$(FINDLIBS-ST) -Wl,-B$(LINK-RUNTIME)
+    $(NAME:E=g++) $(OPTIONS) -L"$(LINKPATH)" -Wl,-rpath$(SPACE)-Wl,"$(RPATH)" -o "$(<)" -Wl,-h$(SPACE)-Wl,$(<[1]:D=) -shared "$(>)"  "$(LIBRARIES)" -Wl,-Bdynamic -l$(FINDLIBS-SA) -Wl,-Bstatic -l$(FINDLIBS-ST) "$(LIBRARIES)" -Wl,-Bdynamic -l$(FINDLIBS-SA) -Wl,-Bstatic -l$(FINDLIBS-ST) -Wl,-B$(LINK-RUNTIME)
 }
 
 # Set up threading support. It's somewhat contrived, so perform it at the end,