--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -14986,7 +14986,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking ABIFLAGS... " >&6;
 $as_echo "$ABIFLAGS" >&6; }
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking SOABI" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking SOABI... " >&6; }
-SOABI='cpython-'`echo $VERSION | tr -d .`${ABIFLAGS}${PLATFORM_TRIPLET:+-$PLATFORM_TRIPLET}
+SOABI='cpython-'`echo $VERSION | tr -d .`
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $SOABI" >&5
 $as_echo "$SOABI" >&6; }
 
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4639,7 +4639,7 @@ AC_SUBST(SOABI)
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(ABIFLAGS)
 AC_MSG_RESULT($ABIFLAGS)
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(SOABI)
-SOABI='cpython-'`echo $VERSION | tr -d .`${ABIFLAGS}${PLATFORM_TRIPLET:+-$PLATFORM_TRIPLET}
+SOABI='cpython-'`echo $VERSION | tr -d .`
 AC_MSG_RESULT($SOABI)
 
 AC_SUBST(EXT_SUFFIX)