diff --git a/lib/wrappers/sdl/sdl_ttf.nim b/lib/wrappers/sdl/sdl_ttf.nim
index e0410c798f..cbea7c078c 100644
--- a/lib/wrappers/sdl/sdl_ttf.nim
+++ b/lib/wrappers/sdl/sdl_ttf.nim
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ elif defined(macosx):
     ttfLibName = "libSDL_ttf-2.0.0.dylib"
 else: 
   const 
-    ttfLibName = "libSDL_ttf.so(|.1|.0)"
+    ttfLibName = "libSDL_ttf(-2.0|).so(|.1|.0)"
 const 
   MAJOR_VERSION* = 2
   MINOR_VERSION* = 0