diff --git a/src/provider/provider_level_zero.c b/src/provider/provider_level_zero.c
index c860b01f2..15bbde1f7 100644
--- a/src/provider/provider_level_zero.c
+++ b/src/provider/provider_level_zero.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static void init_ze_global_state(void) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
     const char *lib_name = "ze_loader.dll";
 #else
-    const char *lib_name = "libze_loader.so";
+    const char *lib_name = "libze_loader.so.1";
 #endif
     // The Level Zero shared library should be already loaded by the user
     // of the Level Zero provider. UMF just want to reuse it
diff --git a/src/utils/utils_level_zero.cpp b/src/utils/utils_level_zero.cpp
index f5a42b0fa..6daab3e69 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils_level_zero.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/utils_level_zero.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ int InitLevelZeroOps() {
 #ifdef _WIN32
     const char *lib_name = "ze_loader.dll";
 #else
-    const char *lib_name = "libze_loader.so";
+    const char *lib_name = "libze_loader.so.1";
 #endif
     // Load Level Zero symbols
 #if OPEN_ZE_LIBRARY_GLOBAL