diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4396e83..cdbfe96 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,5 +14,4 @@ matrix:
     - rvm: rbx-2
 before_install:
   - sudo apt-get install libraptor2-0
-  - sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libraptor2.so.0 /usr/lib/libraptor2.so
 cache: bundler
diff --git a/lib/rdf/raptor.rb b/lib/rdf/raptor.rb
index 38912a9..9869541 100644
--- a/lib/rdf/raptor.rb
+++ b/lib/rdf/raptor.rb
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ module RDF
   # @author [Arto Bendiken](http://github.com/bendiken)
   # @author [John Fieber](http://github.com/jfieber)
   module Raptor
-    LIBRAPTOR = ENV['RDF_RAPTOR_LIBPATH'] || 'libraptor2'  unless const_defined?(:LIBRAPTOR)
+    LIBRAPTOR = ENV['RDF_RAPTOR_LIBPATH'] || ['libraptor2', 'libraptor2.so.0']  unless const_defined?(:LIBRAPTOR)
     RAPPER    = ENV['RDF_RAPTOR_BINPATH'] || 'rapper'     unless const_defined?(:RAPPER)
 
     require 'rdf/raptor/version'