diff --git a/guile-readline/ice-9/readline.scm b/guile-readline/ice-9/readline.scm
index 1f61a8a98..ad40dcba2 100644
--- a/guile-readline/ice-9/readline.scm
+++ b/guile-readline/ice-9/readline.scm
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 ;;; but only when it isn't already present.
 
 (if (not (provided? 'readline))
-    (load-extension "libguilereadline" "scm_init_readline"))
+    (load-extension "libguilereadline-v-16" "scm_init_readline"))
 
 (if (not (provided? 'readline))
     (scm-error 'misc-error