Index: Makefile.in
--- Makefile.in.orig
+++ Makefile.in
@@ -815,7 +815,6 @@ HARFBUZZ_SOURCES = \
 @USE_BUILTIN_HARFBUZZ_FALSE@LINKER = $(LINK)
 libSDL2_ttf_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	-no-undefined		\
-	-release $(LT_RELEASE)	\
 	-version-info $(LT_CURRENT):$(LT_REVISION):$(LT_AGE) $(LT_EXTRA)
 
 @USE_VERSION_RC_TRUE@libSDL2_ttf_la_DEPENDENCIES = version.o