diff --git a/devel/benchmark/Makefile b/devel/benchmark/Makefile
index 064c1140eeb8..995b3a1107cb 100644
--- a/devel/benchmark/Makefile
+++ b/devel/benchmark/Makefile
@@ -1,30 +1,32 @@
 PORTNAME=	benchmark
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	1.7.1
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Microbenchmark support library
 WWW=		https://github.com/google/benchmark
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		cmake:testing compiler:c++11-lang
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	google
 GH_TUPLE=	google:googletest:release-1.12.1:googletest # requires googletest sources for some reason, see https://github.com/google/benchmark/issues/979
 
 CMAKE_ON=	BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
 CMAKE_OFF=	BENCHMARK_ENABLE_TESTING
 CMAKE_TESTING_ON=	BENCHMARK_ENABLE_TESTING # BENCHMARK_DOWNLOAD_DEPENDENCIES
 CMAKE_TESTING_ARGS=	-DGOOGLETEST_PATH=${WRKSRC_googletest}
 
 CXXFLAGS+=	${CXXFLAGS_${CHOSEN_COMPILER_TYPE}}
 CXXFLAGS_gcc=	-Wno-stringop-truncation
 
 BINARY_ALIAS=	git=false
 
+PLIST_SUB=	VERSION=${DISTVERSION}
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/benchmark/pkg-plist b/devel/benchmark/pkg-plist
index f12859869e86..d43e8e819e88 100644
--- a/devel/benchmark/pkg-plist
+++ b/devel/benchmark/pkg-plist
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 include/benchmark/benchmark.h
 include/benchmark/export.h
 lib/cmake/benchmark/benchmarkConfig.cmake
 lib/cmake/benchmark/benchmarkConfigVersion.cmake
 lib/cmake/benchmark/benchmarkTargets-%%CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE%%.cmake
 lib/cmake/benchmark/benchmarkTargets.cmake
 lib/libbenchmark.so
 lib/libbenchmark.so.1
-lib/libbenchmark.so.1.7.1
+lib/libbenchmark.so.%%VERSION%%
 lib/libbenchmark_main.so
 lib/libbenchmark_main.so.1
-lib/libbenchmark_main.so.1.7.1
+lib/libbenchmark_main.so.%%VERSION%%
 libdata/pkgconfig/benchmark.pc