--- a/lib/Crypto/Math/_IntegerGMP.py
+++ b/lib/Crypto/Math/_IntegerGMP.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ gmp_defs = """typedef unsigned long UNIX
 if sys.platform == "win32":
     raise ImportError("Not using GMP on Windows")
 
-lib = load_lib("gmp", gmp_defs)
+lib = load_lib("libgmp.so.10", gmp_defs)
 implementation = {"library": "gmp", "api": backend}
 
 if hasattr(lib, "__mpir_version"):