diff --git a/lib/libgssapi/Makefile b/lib/libgssapi/Makefile
index 5c274144a79..7cec126e855 100644
--- a/lib/libgssapi/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libgssapi/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 LIB=		gssapi
-SHLIB_MAJOR=	7
+SHLIB_MAJOR=	8
 
 SRCS=
 SRCS+=		gss_utils.c