diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ed0f292..2fcd28b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 *.o
 *.a
+*.so
 *.d
 *.swp
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/Makefile.conf b/Makefile.conf
index f4c1b40..3bb6636 100644
--- a/Makefile.conf
+++ b/Makefile.conf
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ TARGET=libpEpAdapter.a
 # Defaults
 DEBUG=1
 PREFIX?=$(HOME)
+LIBDIR?=$(HOME)/lib
 
 CXXFLAGS+=-std=c++11 -fPIC
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 61a54a6..ab8cc3a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ clean:
 
 install: $(TARGET)
 	mkdir -p $(PREFIX)/include/pEp
-	mkdir -p $(PREFIX)/lib
+	mkdir -p $(LIBDIR)
 	cp -v $(HEADERS) $(PREFIX)/include/pEp/
 	cp -v libpEpAdapter.a $(LIBDIR)/
-	cp -v libpEpAdapter.so $(LIBDIR)/
+	cp -v libpEpAdapter.so $(LIBDIR)/libpEpAdapter.so.0
 
 uninstall:
 	cd $(PREFIX)/include/pEp && rm -vf $(HEADERS)