diff --git a/darktable.spec b/darktable.spec
index 2a8f5e1..9920ae7 100644
--- a/darktable.spec
+++ b/darktable.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %define maj3ver %(echo %version | cut -d. -f1-3)
 Name:          darktable
 Version:       4.0.0
-Release:       1mamba
+Release:       2mamba
 Summary:       An open source photography workflow application and RAW developer
 Group:         Graphical Desktop/Applications/Graphics
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ It manages your digital negatives in a database, lets you view them through a zo
 [ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
 %makeinstall -C build
 
+ln -s darktable/libdarktable.so %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libdarktable.so
+
 %find_lang %{name}
 
 # remove unpackaged files
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_defaultdocdir}/darktable/{AUTHORS,LICENSE,README,TRANSLATOR
 %files -f %{name}.lang
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %{_bindir}/darktable*
+%{_libdir}/libdarktable.so
 %dir %{_libdir}/darktable
 %{_libdir}/darktable/libdarktable.so
 %dir %{_libdir}/darktable/plugins
@@ -125,6 +128,9 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_defaultdocdir}/darktable/{AUTHORS,LICENSE,README,TRANSLATOR
 %{_mandir}/es/man1/*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Sep 02 2022 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 4.0.0-2mamba
+- fix application startup by adding a symlink of libdarktable.so in standard libdir
+
 * Sun Jul 03 2022 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 4.0.0-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist