diff --git a/lib/libdwarf/Makefile b/lib/libdwarf/Makefile
index aa4197fb1540..9d4df830ff07 100644
--- a/lib/libdwarf/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libdwarf/Makefile
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ sys/elf32.h sys/elf64.h sys/elf_common.h: ${.CURDIR}/../../sys/${.TARGET}
 LDADD+=		-lelf
 DPADD+=		${LIBELF}
 
-SHLIB_MAJOR=	3
+SHLIB_MAJOR=	4
 
 MAN=	dwarf.3                                         \
 	dwarf_add_arange.3				\