diff -r 7f3ebd86464b Makefile.pre.in
--- a/Makefile.pre.in	Thu Jun 02 15:28:29 2016 -0700
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in	Sat Jun 04 00:35:11 2016 +0200
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
 CONFINCLUDEDIR=	$(exec_prefix)/include
 SCRIPTDIR=	$(prefix)/lib
 ABIFLAGS=	@ABIFLAGS@
+ABINAME=	@ABINAME@
 
 # Detailed destination directories
 BINLIBDEST=	$(LIBDIR)/python$(VERSION)
diff -r 7f3ebd86464b configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac	Thu Jun 02 15:28:29 2016 -0700
+++ b/configure.ac	Sat Jun 04 00:35:11 2016 +0200
@@ -4445,8 +4445,10 @@
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(ABIFLAGS)
 AC_MSG_RESULT($ABIFLAGS)
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(SOABI)
-SOABI='cpython-'`echo $VERSION | tr -d .`${ABIFLAGS}${PLATFORM_TRIPLET:+-$PLATFORM_TRIPLET}
+ABINAME='cpython-'`echo $VERSION | tr -d .`${ABIFLAGS}
+SOABI=${ABINAME}${PLATFORM_TRIPLET:+-$PLATFORM_TRIPLET}
 AC_MSG_RESULT($SOABI)
+AC_SUBST(ABINAME)
 
 AC_SUBST(EXT_SUFFIX)
 case $ac_sys_system in