diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/rocksdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/rocksdb/default.nix
index e74b17fbe97..016ff7af6ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/rocksdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/rocksdb/default.nix
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     mkdir -p $tools/bin
     cp tools/{ldb,sst_dump}${stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.executable} $tools/bin/
   '' + lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
-    ls -1 $tools/bin/* | xargs -I{} install_name_tool -change "@rpath/librocksdb.8.dylib" $out/lib/librocksdb.dylib {}
+    ls -1 $tools/bin/* | xargs -I{} install_name_tool -change "@rpath/librocksdb.${lib.versions.major version}.dylib" $out/lib/librocksdb.dylib {}
   '' + lib.optionalString (stdenv.isLinux && enableShared) ''
     ls -1 $tools/bin/* | xargs -I{} patchelf --set-rpath $out/lib:${stdenv.cc.cc.lib}/lib {}
   '';