diff --git a/basis/alien/libraries/finder/linux/linux-tests.factor b/basis/alien/libraries/finder/linux/linux-tests.factor
index 416217560f..3b5bc2cb39 100644
--- a/basis/alien/libraries/finder/linux/linux-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/alien/libraries/finder/linux/linux-tests.factor
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-USING: alien.libraries.finder sequences tools.test ;
-IN: alien.libraries.fidner.linux
+USING: alien.libraries.finder sequences tools.test
+alien.libraries.finder.linux.private ;
+IN: alien.libraries.finder.linux
 
 { t } [ "libm.so" "m" find-library subseq? ] unit-test
 { t } [ "libc.so" "c" find-library subseq? ] unit-test
+
+{ t } [ "libSDL" { "libSDL-1.2.so.0" f f } name-matches? ] unit-test
+{ t } [ "libSDL-1" { "libSDL-1.2.so.0" f f } name-matches? ] unit-test
+{ t } [ "libSDL-1.2" { "libSDL-1.2.so.0" f f } name-matches? ] unit-test
diff --git a/basis/alien/libraries/finder/linux/linux.factor b/basis/alien/libraries/finder/linux/linux.factor
index 406cb9a41e..234d688526 100644
--- a/basis/alien/libraries/finder/linux/linux.factor
+++ b/basis/alien/libraries/finder/linux/linux.factor
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ CONSTANT: mach-map {
     mach-map cpu of { "libc6" } or ;
 
 : name-matches? ( lib triple -- ? )
-    first swap ?head [ ?first CHAR: . = ] [ drop f ] if ;
+    first swap ?head [ ?first ".-" member? ] [ drop f ] if ;
 
 : arch-matches? ( lib triple -- ? )
     [ drop ldconfig-arch ] [ second swap subset? ] bi* ;