diff --git a/python/libknot/control.py b/python/libknot/control.py
index 83b54a8e6b3e9cf5399fc0a19ddba64e28ebb810..43737031b3a0f891b2c0e3f41c44c9d26e144f4b 100755
--- a/python/libknot/control.py
+++ b/python/libknot/control.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Example:
 from ctypes import cdll, c_void_p, c_int, c_char_p, c_uint, byref
 from enum import IntEnum
 
-LIB = cdll.LoadLibrary('libknot.so.2')
+LIB = cdll.LoadLibrary('libknot.so')
 
 CTL_ALLOC = LIB.knot_ctl_alloc
 CTL_ALLOC.restype = c_void_p