diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index b1f64df05a..39db0796fa 100755
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ ifneq ($(mode),fast)
 	host-vm-options := -$(mode)
 endif
 
-host-vm = build/$(build-platform)-$(build-arch)-interpret$(host-vm-options)/libjvm.so
+host-vm = build/$(build-platform)-$(build-arch)-interpret$(host-vm-options)/$(so-prefix)jvm$(so-suffix)
 
 bootimage-object = $(build)/bootimage-bin.o
 codeimage-object = $(build)/codeimage-bin.o