diff --git a/Source/Platforms/Linux/Binaries/ThirdParty/x64/libassimp.so b/Source/Platforms/Linux/Binaries/ThirdParty/x64/libassimp.so
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..9a02130ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Platforms/Linux/Binaries/ThirdParty/x64/libassimp.so
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+libassimp.so.4.1.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Source/Platforms/Linux/Binaries/ThirdParty/x64/libassimp.so.4 b/Source/Platforms/Linux/Binaries/ThirdParty/x64/libassimp.so.4
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..9a02130ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Platforms/Linux/Binaries/ThirdParty/x64/libassimp.so.4
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+libassimp.so.4.1.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Source/ThirdParty/assimp/assimp.Build.cs b/Source/ThirdParty/assimp/assimp.Build.cs
index 54a5253f8..b5470c90c 100644
--- a/Source/ThirdParty/assimp/assimp.Build.cs
+++ b/Source/ThirdParty/assimp/assimp.Build.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ public class assimp : DepsModule
             options.DelayLoadLibraries.Add("assimp-vc140-md.dll");
             break;
         case TargetPlatform.Linux:
+            options.DependencyFiles.Add(Path.Combine(depsRoot, "libassimp.so"));
+            options.DependencyFiles.Add(Path.Combine(depsRoot, "libassimp.so.4"));
+            options.DependencyFiles.Add(Path.Combine(depsRoot, "libassimp.so.4.1.0"));
             options.Libraries.Add(Path.Combine(depsRoot, "libassimp.so"));
             break;
         default: throw new InvalidPlatformException(options.Platform.Target);
diff --git a/Source/Tools/Flax.Build/Deps/Dependencies/Assimp.cs b/Source/Tools/Flax.Build/Deps/Dependencies/Assimp.cs
index a2e17cf84..599c392d9 100644
--- a/Source/Tools/Flax.Build/Deps/Dependencies/Assimp.cs
+++ b/Source/Tools/Flax.Build/Deps/Dependencies/Assimp.cs
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ namespace Flax.Deps.Dependencies
                 case TargetPlatform.Linux:
                 {
                     // Build for Linux
-                    RunCmake(root, TargetPlatform.Linux, TargetArchitecture.x64);
+                    RunCmake(root, TargetPlatform.Linux, TargetArchitecture.x64, " -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DASSIMP_NO_EXPORT=ON -DASSIMP_BUILD_ASSIMP_TOOLS=OFF -DASSIMP_BUILD_TESTS=OFF");
                     Utilities.Run("make", null, null, root, Utilities.RunOptions.None);
                     var depsFolder = GetThirdPartyFolder(options, TargetPlatform.Linux, TargetArchitecture.x64);
-                    Utilities.FileCopy(Path.Combine(root, "lib", "libassimp.so"), Path.Combine(depsFolder, "libassimp.so"));
+                    Utilities.FileCopy(Path.Combine(root, "lib", "libassimp.so.4.1.0"), Path.Combine(depsFolder, "libassimp.so.4.1.0"));
                     break;
                 }
                 }