diff -ur tiff-3.8.2/libtiff/Makefile.am tiff-3.8.2-new/libtiff/Makefile.am
--- tiff-3.8.2/libtiff/Makefile.am	2006-03-23 15:31:53.000000000 +0100
+++ tiff-3.8.2-new/libtiff/Makefile.am	2011-10-24 21:19:02.146076731 +0200
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 libtiff_la_SOURCES = $(SRCS)
 libtiff_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	-no-undefined \
-	-version-number $(LIBTIFF_VERSION_INFO)
+	-version-info $(LIBTIFF_VERSION_INFO)
 if HAVE_RPATH
 libtiff_la_LDFLAGS += $(LIBDIR)
 endif
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 libtiffxx_la_SOURCES = $(SRCSXX)
 libtiffxx_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	-no-undefined \
-	-version-number $(LIBTIFF_VERSION_INFO)
+	-version-info $(LIBTIFF_VERSION_INFO)
 if HAVE_RPATH
 libtiffxx_la_LDFLAGS += $(LIBDIR)
 endif
diff -ur tiff-3.8.2/libtiff/Makefile.in tiff-3.8.2-new/libtiff/Makefile.in
--- tiff-3.8.2/libtiff/Makefile.in	2006-03-23 15:44:45.000000000 +0100
+++ tiff-3.8.2-new/libtiff/Makefile.in	2011-10-24 21:19:12.932758298 +0200
@@ -355,11 +355,11 @@
 noinst_HEADERS = $(EXTRA_HDRS)
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libtiff.la $(am__append_2)
 libtiff_la_SOURCES = $(SRCS)
-libtiff_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-number \
+libtiff_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info \
 	$(LIBTIFF_VERSION_INFO) $(am__append_3)
 libtiff_la_LIBADD = $(LIBPORT)
 libtiffxx_la_SOURCES = $(SRCSXX)
-libtiffxx_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-number \
+libtiffxx_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info \
 	$(LIBTIFF_VERSION_INFO) $(am__append_4)
 libtiffxx_la_LIBADD = $(LIBTIFF) $(LIBPORT)
 libtiffxx_la_DEPENDENCIES = libtiff.la