diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/Makefile b/src/backend/distributed/Makefile
index b88d6b77f..7db592af3 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/Makefile
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ all:
 NO_PGXS = 1
 
 SHLIB_LINK = $(libpq)
-SHLIB_LINK_INTERNAL += -L../columnar -l:citus_columnar.so
+SHLIB_LINK_INTERNAL += -L../columnar -l:citus_columnar$(DLSUFFIX)
 override enable_rpath = yes
 include $(citus_top_builddir)/Makefile.global