diff --git a/Lib/ctypes/util.py b/Lib/ctypes/util.py
index 1881e89..3ce5ab0 100644
--- a/Lib/ctypes/util.py
+++ b/Lib/ctypes/util.py
@@ -203,14 +203,11 @@ elif os.name == "posix":
             abi_type = mach_map.get(machine, 'libc6')
 
             # XXX assuming GLIBC's ldconfig (with option -p)
-            expr = r'(\S+)\s+\((%s(?:, OS ABI:[^\)]*)?)\)[^/]*(/[^\(\)\s]*lib%s\.[^\(\)\s]*)' \
-                   % (abi_type, re.escape(name))
+            regex = '\s+(lib%s\.[^\s]+)\s+\(%s' % (re.escape(name), abi_type)
             with contextlib.closing(os.popen('LC_ALL=C LANG=C /sbin/ldconfig -p 2>/dev/null')) as f:
-                data = f.read()
-            res = re.search(expr, data)
-            if not res:
-                return None
-            return res.group(1)
+                res = re.search(regex, f.read())
+                if res:
+                    return res.group(1)
 
         def find_library(name):
             return _findSoname_ldconfig(name) or _get_soname(_findLib_gcc(name))