diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 256b663fd6..7ee4563b6e 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@ endif()
 
 set_target_properties(lammps PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME lammps${LAMMPS_MACHINE})
 set_target_properties(lammps PROPERTIES SOVERSION ${SOVERSION})
+set_target_properties(lammps PROPERTIES PREFIX "lib")
 target_include_directories(lammps PUBLIC $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/lammps>)
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/includes/lammps)
 foreach(_HEADER ${LAMMPS_CXX_HEADERS})