diff --git a/mesonbuild/linkers/linkers.py b/mesonbuild/linkers/linkers.py
index 58753e63b..0302ed7c6 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/linkers/linkers.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/linkers/linkers.py
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ class AppleDynamicLinker(PosixDynamicLinkerMixin, DynamicLinker):
         install_name = ['@rpath/', prefix, shlib_name]
         if soversion is not None:
             install_name.append('.' + soversion)
-        install_name.append('.dylib')
+        install_name.append('.' + suffix)
         args = ['-install_name', ''.join(install_name)]
         if darwin_versions:
             args.extend(['-compatibility_version', darwin_versions[0],