diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d22e46ef..1b4d5e41 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ project/vs2015.UWP/*.db
 !project/vs2015.UWP/*.sln
 !project/vs2015.UWP/raylib.App.UWP/*.vcxproj
 
-# Web examples 
+# Web examples
 docs/examples/web/*.html
 docs/examples/web/*/*.html
 !docs/examples/web/loader.html
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ CMakeCache.txt
 CMakeFiles
 CMakeScripts
 Testing
+TestingIfSymlinkWorks
 cmake_install.cmake
 install_manifest.txt
 compile_commands.json
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 6d5994f4..a2f14088
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ add_if_flag_works(-Werror=implicit-function-declaration CMAKE_C_FLAGS)
 # src/external/jar_xm.h does shady stuff
 add_if_flag_works(-fno-strict-aliasing CMAKE_C_FLAGS)
 
+message(STATUS "Check for symlink support in file system")
+execute_process(
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink CMakeLists.txt "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/TestingIfSymlinkWorks"
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+    RESULT_VARIABLE FILESYSTEM_LACKS_SYMLINKS
+)
+If (FILESYSTEM_LACKS_SYMLINKS)
+  message(STATUS "Testing if file system supports symlinks -- unsupported")
+else()
+  message(STATUS "Testing if file system supports symlinks -- supported")
+endif()
+
 if (ENABLE_ASAN)
     add_if_flag_works(-fno-omit-frame-pointer CMAKE_C_FLAGS CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS)
     add_if_flag_works(-fsanitize=address CMAKE_C_FLAGS CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 64d7f1fd..f04e88f3 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -101,9 +101,15 @@ if(${PLATFORM} MATCHES "PLATFORM_DESKTOP")
     set(CMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH ON)
 
     target_link_libraries(${RAYLIB}_shared ${LIBS_PRIVATE})
+    if (UNIX AND ${FILESYSTEM_LACKS_SYMLINKS})
+      MESSAGE(WARNING "Can't version UNIX shared library on file system without symlink support")
+    else()
+        set_target_properties(${RAYLIB}_shared PROPERTIES
+            VERSION   ${PROJECT_VERSION}
+            SOVERSION ${API_VERSION}
+        )
+    endif()
     set_target_properties(${RAYLIB}_shared PROPERTIES
-        VERSION   ${PROJECT_VERSION}
-        SOVERSION ${API_VERSION}
         PUBLIC_HEADER "raylib.h"
     )
     if(WIN32)