diff --git a/midori/midori-app.c b/midori/midori-app.c
index b981c251..c354c916 100644
--- a/midori/midori-app.c
+++ b/midori/midori-app.c
@@ -1150,13 +1150,7 @@ static void
 midori_app_init_libnotify (MidoriApp* app)
 {
     #if !HAVE_HILDON
-    gint i;
-    const gchar* sonames[] = { "libnotify.so", "libnotify.so.1", NULL };
-
-    for (i = 0; sonames[i] != NULL && app->libnotify_module == NULL; i++ )
-    {
-        app->libnotify_module = g_module_open (sonames[i], G_MODULE_BIND_LOCAL);
-    }
+    app->libnotify_module = g_module_open ("libnotify.so.1", G_MODULE_BIND_LOCAL);
 
     if (app->libnotify_module != NULL)
     {
diff --git a/midori/midori-preferences.c b/midori/midori-preferences.c
index c818f9d1..2236e1b8 100644
--- a/midori/midori-preferences.c
+++ b/midori/midori-preferences.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ midori_preferences_get_spell_languages (void)
     if (!enchant_broker_list_dicts && g_module_supported ())
     {
         GModule* module;
-        if (!(module = g_module_open ("libenchant.so", G_MODULE_BIND_LOCAL)))
+        if (!(module = g_module_open ("libenchant.so.1", G_MODULE_BIND_LOCAL)))
             return NULL;
         if (!g_module_symbol (module, "enchant_broker_init",
                               (void*) &enchant_broker_init))