diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/netlib-scalapack/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/netlib-scalapack/package.py
index e91c044965..a96b367be4 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/netlib-scalapack/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/netlib-scalapack/package.py
@@ -86,10 +86,9 @@ def install(self, spec, prefix):
 
     def setup_dependent_package(self, module, dependent_spec):
         spec = self.spec
-        lib_dsuffix = '.dylib' if sys.platform == 'darwin' else '.so'
-        lib_suffix = lib_dsuffix if '+shared' in spec else '.a'
+        lib_suffix = dso_suffix if '+shared' in spec else 'a'
 
         spec.fc_link = '-L%s -lscalapack' % spec.prefix.lib
         spec.cc_link = spec.fc_link
         spec.libraries = [join_path(spec.prefix.lib,
-                                    'libscalapack%s' % lib_suffix)]
+                                    'libscalapack.%s' % lib_suffix)]