diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 013eb7d5e5..3959ef68ba 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ if env['SYSLIBS']:
 # cannot use system one for the time being
 #
     
-    libraries['sndfile'] = LibraryInfo(LIBS='libsndfile',
+    libraries['sndfile-ardour'] = LibraryInfo(LIBS='libsndfile-ardour',
                                     LIBPATH='#libs/libsndfile',
                                     CPPPATH=['#libs/libsndfile', '#libs/libsndfile/src'])
 
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ else:
     libraries['soundtouch'] = LibraryInfo(LIBS='soundtouch',
                                           LIBPATH='#libs/soundtouch',
                                           CPPPATH=['#libs', '#libs/soundtouch'])
-    libraries['sndfile'] = LibraryInfo(LIBS='libsndfile',
+    libraries['sndfile-ardour'] = LibraryInfo(LIBS='libsndfile-ardour',
                                     LIBPATH='#libs/libsndfile',
                                     CPPPATH=['#libs/libsndfile', '#libs/libsndfile/src'])
 #    libraries['libglademm'] = LibraryInfo(LIBS='libglademm',
diff --git a/libs/ardour/SConscript b/libs/ardour/SConscript
index 291ad59a08..25109d660d 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/SConscript
+++ b/libs/ardour/SConscript
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ ardour = conf.Finish ()
 ardour.Merge ([
 	     libraries['core'],
 	     libraries['xml'],
-	     libraries['sndfile'],
+	     libraries['sndfile-ardour'],
 	     libraries['raptor'],
 	     libraries['lrdf'],
 	     libraries['samplerate'],
diff --git a/libs/libsndfile/SConscript b/libs/libsndfile/SConscript
index b1c29e5487..f8e9fc5ecb 100644
--- a/libs/libsndfile/SConscript
+++ b/libs/libsndfile/SConscript
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if conf.CheckCHeader('/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Headers/
 
 sndfile = conf.Finish()
 
-libsndfile = sndfile.SharedLibrary('sndfile', sndfile_files)
+libsndfile = sndfile.SharedLibrary('sndfile-ardour', sndfile_files)
 
 sndfile_h = sndfile.Command('src/sndfile.h', ['src/sndfile.h.in'], 'cd libs/libsndfile && ./configure && cd -', ENV=os.environ)
 
diff --git a/vst/SConscript b/vst/SConscript
index 988a386de3..2a4d492f8a 100644
--- a/vst/SConscript
+++ b/vst/SConscript
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ardour_vst.Merge ([
     libraries['libgnomecanvas2'],
     libraries['libgnomecanvasmm'],
     libraries['sysmidi'],
-    libraries['sndfile'],
+    libraries['sndfile-ardour'],
     libraries['flac'],
     libraries['lrdf'],
     libraries['glibmm2'],