diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index 9af943b..0c94653 100755
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ mod() {
 
 # predefined splitfunc dev
 default_dev() {
-	local i
+	local i= j=
 	depends="$pkgname $depends_dev"
 	install="$install_dev"
 	triggers="$triggers_dev"
@@ -658,6 +658,13 @@ default_dev() {
 			rmdir "$pkgdir/${i%/*}" 2>/dev/null
 		fi
 	done
+	# move *.so links needed when linking the apps to -dev packages
+	for i in lib/*.so usr/lib/*.so; do
+		if [ -L "$i" ]; then
+			mkdir -p "$subpkgdir"/"${i%/*}"
+			mv "$i" "$subpkgdir/$i" || return 1
+		fi
+	done
 	return 0
 }