diff --git a/doc/reference/clutter/Makefile.am b/doc/reference/clutter/Makefile.am
index 535e51ef7..3b702111b 100644
--- a/doc/reference/clutter/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/reference/clutter/Makefile.am
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ expand_content_files= \
 # e.g. GTKDOC_LIBS=$(top_builddir)/gtk/$(gtktargetlib)
 
 INCLUDES=-I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/clutter $(CLUTTER_CFLAGS)
-GTKDOC_LIBS=$(top_builddir)/clutter/libclutter-@CLUTTER_FLAVOUR@-@CLUTTER_MAJORMINOR@.la $(CLUTTER_LIBS)
+GTKDOC_LIBS=$(top_builddir)/clutter/libclutter-@CLUTTER_FLAVOUR@-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.la $(CLUTTER_LIBS)
 
 # This includes the standard gtk-doc make rules, copied by gtkdocize.
 include $(top_srcdir)/gtk-doc.make
diff --git a/doc/reference/cogl/Makefile.am b/doc/reference/cogl/Makefile.am
index 9d7575a28..e031b341c 100644
--- a/doc/reference/cogl/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/reference/cogl/Makefile.am
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ expand_content_files = \
 # e.g. GTKDOC_LIBS=$(top_builddir)/gtk/$(gtktargetlib)
 
 INCLUDES=-I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/clutter $(CLUTTER_CFLAGS)
-GTKDOC_LIBS=$(top_builddir)/clutter/libclutter-@CLUTTER_FLAVOUR@-@CLUTTER_MAJORMINOR@.la $(CLUTTER_LIBS)
+GTKDOC_LIBS=$(top_builddir)/clutter/libclutter-@CLUTTER_FLAVOUR@-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.la $(CLUTTER_LIBS)
 
 # This includes the standard gtk-doc make rules, copied by gtkdocize.
 include $(top_srcdir)/gtk-doc.make
diff --git a/tests/conform/Makefile.am b/tests/conform/Makefile.am
index cf8966618..be8fcdb03 100644
--- a/tests/conform/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/conform/Makefile.am
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ test_conformance_CFLAGS = \
 	$(CLUTTER_CFLAGS) \
 	$(MAINTAINER_CFLAGS)
 
-test_conformance_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/clutter/libclutter-@CLUTTER_FLAVOUR@-@CLUTTER_MAJORMINOR@.la
+test_conformance_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/clutter/libclutter-@CLUTTER_FLAVOUR@-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.la
 
 .PHONY: test
 .PHONY: test-report test-report-normal test-report-disable-npots
diff --git a/tests/interactive/Makefile.am b/tests/interactive/Makefile.am
index 2d503c751..1af97a448 100644
--- a/tests/interactive/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/interactive/Makefile.am
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ INCLUDES = \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/clutter \
 	-DG_DISABLE_SINGLE_INCLUDES
 
-common_ldadd = $(top_builddir)/clutter/libclutter-@CLUTTER_FLAVOUR@-@CLUTTER_MAJORMINOR@.la
+common_ldadd = $(top_builddir)/clutter/libclutter-@CLUTTER_FLAVOUR@-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.la
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = test-interactive
 
diff --git a/tests/micro-bench/Makefile.am b/tests/micro-bench/Makefile.am
index 37a99730f..7388e66c5 100644
--- a/tests/micro-bench/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/micro-bench/Makefile.am
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS = \
 	test-text-perf
 
 INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/ -I$(top_srcdir)/clutter -I$(top_builddir)/clutter
-LDADD = $(top_builddir)/clutter/libclutter-@CLUTTER_FLAVOUR@-@CLUTTER_MAJORMINOR@.la
+LDADD = $(top_builddir)/clutter/libclutter-@CLUTTER_FLAVOUR@-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.la
 AM_CFLAGS = \
 	$(CLUTTER_CFLAGS) \
 	$(MAINTAINER_CFLAGS) \
 	-DG_DISABLE_SINGLE_INCLUDES \
 	-DTESTS_DATA_DIR=\""$(top_srcdir)/tests/data/"\"
+
 AM_LDFLAGS = $(CLUTTER_LIBS)
 
 test_text_SOURCES = test-text.c