diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1d4f95571e050..365574fa5dee3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ libr/include/r_version.h:
 	@echo '#define R_VERSION_H 1' >> $@.tmp
 	@echo '#define R2_VERSION_COMMIT $(R2VC)' >> $@.tmp
 	@echo '#define R2_VERSION "$(R2_VERSION)"' >> $@.tmp
+	@echo '#define R2_VERSION_ABI "$(R2_VERSION_MAJOR).$(R2_VERSION_MINOR).x"' >> $@.tmp
 	@echo '#define R2_VERSION_MAJOR $(R2_VERSION_MAJOR)' >> $@.tmp
 	@echo '#define R2_VERSION_MINOR $(R2_VERSION_MINOR)' >> $@.tmp
 	@echo '#define R2_VERSION_PATCH $(R2_VERSION_PATCH)' >> $@.tmp
diff --git a/libr/include/r_userconf.h.acr b/libr/include/r_userconf.h.acr
index f41f7b77182df..ae20ec90770ad 100644
--- a/libr/include/r_userconf.h.acr
+++ b/libr/include/r_userconf.h.acr
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #define R2_INCDIR "@INCLUDEDIR@/libr"
 #define R2_DATDIR "@DATADIR@"
 #define R2_WWWROOT R2_DATDIR "/radare2/" R2_VERSION "/www"
-#define R2_PLUGINS "lib/radare2/" R2_VERSION
-#define R2_EXTRAS "lib/radare2-extras/" R2_VERSION
-#define R2_BINDINGS "lib/radare2-bindings/" R2_VERSION
+#define R2_PLUGINS "lib/radare2/" R2_VERSION_ABI
+#define R2_EXTRAS "lib/radare2-extras/" R2_VERSION_ABI
+#define R2_BINDINGS "lib/radare2-bindings/" R2_VERSION_ABI
 #endif
 #define R2_DATDIR_R2        R_JOIN_2_PATHS ("share", "radare2")
 #define R2_SDB              R_JOIN_3_PATHS ("share", "radare2", R2_VERSION)
diff --git a/libr/include/r_version.h.in b/libr/include/r_version.h.in
index 7508880117e2f..dcc0efc30f748 100644
--- a/libr/include/r_version.h.in
+++ b/libr/include/r_version.h.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef R_VERSION_H
 #define R_VERSION_H 1
 #define R_MESON_VERSION "@MESON_VERSION@"
+#define R2_VERSION_ABI "@R2_VERSION_MAJOR@.@R2_VERSION_MINOR@.x"
 #define R2_VERSION_MAJOR @R2_VERSION_MAJOR@
 #define R2_VERSION_MINOR @R2_VERSION_MINOR@
 #define R2_VERSION_PATCH @R2_VERSION_PATCH@