diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d044e379..97b4a280 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ llvm-toolchain-18 (1:18.1.8-5) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Fix the broken Breaks/replaces for apt.llvm.org
     Closes: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/99502
+  * Bring back libLLVM.so.18.1 as symlink library
 
  -- Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre@debian.org>  Thu, 18 Jul 2024 22:02:44 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/libllvmX.Y.links.in b/debian/libllvmX.Y.links.in
index b6cbdb92..19f8dc2e 100644
--- a/debian/libllvmX.Y.links.in
+++ b/debian/libllvmX.Y.links.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 usr/lib/@DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH@/libLLVM-@LLVM_VERSION@.so.1    /usr/lib/llvm-@LLVM_VERSION@/lib/libLLVM-@LLVM_VERSION@.so.1
 usr/lib/@DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH@/libLLVM-@LLVM_VERSION@.so.1    /usr/lib/llvm-@LLVM_VERSION@/lib/libLLVM-@LLVM_VERSION_FULL@.so.1
 usr/lib/@DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH@/libLLVM-@LLVM_VERSION@.so.1    /usr/lib/@DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH@/libLLVM-@LLVM_VERSION_FULL@.so.1
+usr/lib/@DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH@/libLLVM-@LLVM_VERSION@.so.1    /usr/lib/@DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH@/libLLVM.so.@LLVM_VERSION@.1
 
 # Should be in llvm-X.Y-dev but as it has been this way for a long time...
 usr/lib/@DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH@/libLLVM-@LLVM_VERSION@.so.1    /usr/lib/@DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH@/libLLVM-@LLVM_VERSION@.so
diff --git a/debian/qualify-clang.sh b/debian/qualify-clang.sh
index 3f742131..8758e8d5 100755
--- a/debian/qualify-clang.sh
+++ b/debian/qualify-clang.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ if test -f /usr/lib/llvm-$VERSION/lib/libLLVM.so; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+NBLINES=$(dpkg -L libllvm$VERSION|grep libLLVM.so.$VERSION.1|wc -l)
+if test $NBLINES -eq 0; then
+    echo "libLLVM.so.$VERSION.1 should exist. Could not find it in libllvm$VERSION"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 echo "Testing llvm-$VERSION and llvm-$VERSION-dev ..."
 llvm-config-$VERSION --link-shared --libs &> /dev/null