diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalNinjaGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalNinjaGenerator.cxx
index 6392ecd66..9829d192f 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalNinjaGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalNinjaGenerator.cxx
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ void cmGlobalNinjaGenerator::AddRule(const std::string& name,
                                     restat,
                                     generator);
 
-  this->RuleCmdLength[name] = command.size();
+  this->RuleCmdLength[name] = (int) command.size();
 }
 
 bool cmGlobalNinjaGenerator::HasRule(const std::string &name)
diff --git a/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx
index 6befb051c..0cf90aa8f 100644
--- a/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -508,11 +508,20 @@ void cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator::WriteLinkStatement()
                                          emptyDeps,
                                          symlinkVars);
     } else {
-      symlinkVars["SONAME"] = this->GetTargetFilePath(this->TargetNameSO);
+      cmNinjaDeps symlinks;
+      const std::string soName = this->GetTargetFilePath(this->TargetNameSO);
+      // If one link has to be created.
+      if (targetOutputReal == soName || targetOutput == soName) {
+        symlinkVars["SONAME"] = soName;
+      } else {
+        symlinkVars["SONAME"] = "";
+        symlinks.push_back(soName);
+      }
+      symlinks.push_back(targetOutput);
       cmGlobalNinjaGenerator::WriteBuild(this->GetBuildFileStream(),
                                       "Create library symlink " + targetOutput,
                                          "CMAKE_SYMLINK_LIBRARY",
-                                         cmNinjaDeps(1, targetOutput),
+                                         symlinks,
                                          cmNinjaDeps(1, targetOutputReal),
                                          emptyDeps,
                                          emptyDeps,
diff --git a/Tests/LibName/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/LibName/CMakeLists.txt
index 3dca0b003..07499a14d 100644
--- a/Tests/LibName/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/LibName/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,11 +3,24 @@ project(LibName)
 # LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH and EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH work
 set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH  lib)
 set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH lib)
+
 add_library(bar SHARED bar.c)
+
 add_library(foo SHARED foo.c)
 target_link_libraries(foo bar)
+
 add_executable(foobar foobar.c)
 target_link_libraries(foobar foo)
 IF(UNIX)
   target_link_libraries(foobar -L/usr/local/lib)
 ENDIF(UNIX)
+
+
+# check with lib version
+
+add_library(verFoo SHARED foo.c)
+target_link_libraries(verFoo bar)
+set_target_properties(verFoo PROPERTIES VERSION 3.1.4 SOVERSION 3)
+
+add_executable(verFoobar foobar.c)
+target_link_libraries(verFoobar verFoo)