diff --git a/docs/reference/libgail-util/Makefile.am b/docs/reference/libgail-util/Makefile.am
index 79bb551e14..263471d9b8 100644
--- a/docs/reference/libgail-util/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/reference/libgail-util/Makefile.am
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS =                   \
         -I$(top_builddir)       \
         $(DEP_CFLAGS)
 
-GTKDOC_LIBS = $(top_builddir)/libgail-util/libgailutil.la
+GTKDOC_LIBS = $(top_builddir)/libgail-util/libgailutil-3.la
 
 # gtkdoc-mkdb related varaibles
 MKDB_OPTIONS =