diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ca32d8ec64..5bc4473458 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6222,7 +6222,7 @@ fi
 
   TOOLKIT=GTK
   TOOLKIT_DEF=__WXGTK__
-  WX_LINK=-lwx_gtk
+  WX_LINK=-lwx_gtk_1_0
   MAKEINCLUDE=../gtk.inc
 fi
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 485adf3890..1969a7a141 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_GTK" = 1; then
   ], AC_MSG_ERROR(Is gtk-config in path and GTK+ is version 1.0.4?))
   TOOLKIT=GTK
   TOOLKIT_DEF=__WXGTK__
-  WX_LINK=-lwx_gtk
+  WX_LINK=-lwx_gtk_1_0
   MAKEINCLUDE=../gtk.inc
 fi
 
diff --git a/wx-config.in b/wx-config.in
index 824644d48b..601f173a50 100755
--- a/wx-config.in
+++ b/wx-config.in
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
       echo $includes -D@TOOLKIT_DEF@ @GUI_TK_INCLUDE@
       ;;
     --libs)
-      echo -L@libdir@ -lwx_gtk @DL_LIBRARY@ @GUI_TK_LIBRARY@ @THREADS_LINK@ @EXTRA_LINK@
+      echo -L@libdir@ -lwx_gtk_1_0 @DL_LIBRARY@ @GUI_TK_LIBRARY@ @THREADS_LINK@ @EXTRA_LINK@
       ;;
     *)
       echo "${usage}" 1>&2