diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index bdcff8f..f1388f5 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
         "portdir": "osx"
       }],
       ['OS in "os390 zos"', {
-        "portdir": "zos"
+        "portdir": "zos",
+        "SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX": ".so"
       }],
       ['OS=="win"', {
         "portdir": "windows"
@@ -38,6 +39,9 @@
             'product_extension': 'a',
           },{
           }],
+          ['OS in "os390 zos"', {
+            'product_extension': 'so',
+          }],
         ],
       }],
     ],