diff --git a/src/lib_ut.pri b/src/lib_ut.pri
index 44fb8868c..c86bcc725 100644
--- a/src/lib_ut.pri
+++ b/src/lib_ut.pri
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ TEMPLATE = lib
 # Only on Windows, DESTDIR_TARGET is usable. On this platform, a blank happens to appear between
 # $(DESTDIR) and $(TARGET)
 win32 {
+
   QMAKE_POST_LINK += $(COPY) $(DESTDIR_TARGET) $$DESTDIR_UT/$${TARGET}.ut
+
+  # to avoid the major version being appended to the dll name - in this case -lxyz won't link it again
+  # because the library is called xyx0.dll.
+  CONFIG += skip_target_version_ext
+
 } else {
   QMAKE_POST_LINK += $(COPY) $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET) $$DESTDIR_UT/$${TARGET}.ut
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin.pri b/src/plugins/plugin.pri
index eb4db15ff..3d9ff3494 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugin.pri
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin.pri
@@ -13,7 +13,13 @@ LIBS += -L$$DESTDIR_KLP -lklayout_db -lklayout_tl -lklayout_gsi -lklayout_laybas
 # Only on Windows, DESTDIR_TARGET is usable. On this platform, a blank happens to appear between
 # $(DESTDIR) and $(TARGET)
 win32 {
+
   QMAKE_POST_LINK += $(COPY) $(DESTDIR_TARGET) $$DESTDIR_KLP/$${TARGET}.klp
+
+  # to avoid the major version being appended to the dll name - in this case -lxyz won't link it again
+  # because the library is called xyx0.dll.
+  CONFIG += skip_target_version_ext
+
 } else {
   QMAKE_POST_LINK += $(COPY) $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET) $$DESTDIR_KLP/$${TARGET}.klp
 }