diff -aur icu4c-org/source/config/Makefile.inc.in icu4c/source/config/Makefile.inc.in
--- icu/source/config/Makefile.inc.in.orig	2016-03-23 21:50:50.000000000 +0100
+++ icu/source/config/Makefile.inc.in	2019-02-15 17:59:28.331749766 +0100
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@
 LDLIBRARYPATH_ENVVAR = LD_LIBRARY_PATH

 # Versioned target for a shared library
-FINAL_SO_TARGET = $(SO_TARGET).$(SO_TARGET_VERSION)
-MIDDLE_SO_TARGET = $(SO_TARGET).$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR)
+FINAL_SO_TARGET =  $(SO_TARGET).$(SO_TARGET_VERSION)
+MIDDLE_SO_TARGET = $(SO_TARGET)

 # Access to important ICU tools.
 # Use as follows:  $(INVOKE) $(GENRB) arguments ..
diff -aur icu4c-org/source/config/mh-linux icu4c/source/config/mh-linux
--- icu4c-org/source/config/mh-linux	2017-07-05 13:23:06.000000000 +0200
+++ icu4c/source/config/mh-linux	2017-07-06 14:02:52.275016858 +0200
@@ -24,9 +24,17 @@

 ## Compiler switch to embed a library name
 # The initial tab in the next line is to prevent icu-config from reading it.
-	LD_SONAME = -Wl,-soname -Wl,$(notdir $(MIDDLE_SO_TARGET))
+	LD_SONAME = -Wl,-soname -Wl,$(notdir $(SO_TARGET))
+	DATA_STUBNAME = data$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR)
+	COMMON_STUBNAME = uc$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR)
+	I18N_STUBNAME = i18n$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR)
+	LAYOUT_STUBNAME = le$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR)
+	LAYOUTEX_STUBNAME = lx$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR)
+	IO_STUBNAME = io$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR)
+	TOOLUTIL_STUBNAME = tu$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR)
+	CTESTFW_STUBNAME = test$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR)
 #SH# # We can't depend on MIDDLE_SO_TARGET being set.
-#SH# LD_SONAME=
+#SH# LD_SONAME=$(SO_TARGET)

 ## Shared library options
 LD_SOOPTIONS= -Wl,-Bsymbolic
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@

 ## Versioned libraries rules

-%.$(SO).$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR): %.$(SO).$(SO_TARGET_VERSION)
-	$(RM) $@ && ln -s ${<F} $@
-%.$(SO): %.$(SO).$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR)
-	$(RM) $@ && ln -s ${*F}.$(SO).$(SO_TARGET_VERSION) $@
+%.$(SO).$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR): %.$(SO).$(SO_TARGET_VERSION)
+	$(RM) $@ && ln -s ${<F} $@
+%.$(SO): %.$(SO).$(SO_TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR)
+	$(RM) $@ && ln -s ${*F}.$(SO).$(SO_TARGET_VERSION) $@

 ##  Bind internal references

diff -aur icu4c-org/source/data/Makefile.in icu4c/source/data/Makefile.in
--- icu4c-org/source/data/Makefile.in	2017-07-05 13:23:06.000000000 +0200
+++ icu4c/source/data/Makefile.in	2017-07-06 14:05:31.607995855 +0200
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 ifeq ($(PKGDATA_OPTS),)
 PKGDATA_OPTS = -O $(top_builddir)/data/icupkg.inc
 endif
-ifeq ($(PKGDATA_VERSIONING),)
-PKGDATA_VERSIONING = -r $(SO_TARGET_VERSION)
-endif
+#ifeq ($(PKGDATA_VERSIONING),)
+#PKGDATA_VERSIONING = -r $(SO_TARGET_VERSION)
+#endif