diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/python/Makefile.am b/libstdc++-v3/python/Makefile.am
index 01517a2a522..0c2b207b86e 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/python/Makefile.am
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/python/Makefile.am
@@ -44,21 +44,9 @@ gdb.py: hook.in Makefile
 install-data-local: gdb.py
 	@$(mkdir_p) $(DESTDIR)$(toolexeclibdir)
 ## We want to install gdb.py as SOMETHING-gdb.py.  SOMETHING is the
-## full name of the final library.  We want to ignore symlinks, the
-## .la file, and any previous -gdb.py file.  This is inherently
-## fragile, but there does not seem to be a better option, because
-## libtool hides the real names from us.
-	@here=`pwd`; cd $(DESTDIR)$(toolexeclibdir); \
-	  for file in libstdc++.*; do \
-	    case $$file in \
-	      *-gdb.py) ;; \
-	      *.la) ;; \
-	      *) if test -h $$file; then \
-	           continue; \
-	         fi; \
-	         libname=$$file;; \
-	    esac; \
-	  done; \
-	cd $$here; \
+## full name of the final library.  We use the libtool .la file to get
+## the correct name.
+	@libname=`sed -ne "/^library_names=/{s/.*='//;s/'$$//;s/ .*//;p;}" \
+	          $(DESTDIR)$(toolexeclibdir)/libstdc++.la`; \
 	echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) gdb.py $(DESTDIR)$(toolexeclibdir)/$$libname-gdb.py"; \
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) gdb.py $(DESTDIR)$(toolexeclibdir)/$$libname-gdb.py
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/python/Makefile.in b/libstdc++-v3/python/Makefile.in
index c35dbe55961..2efe0b96a19 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/python/Makefile.in
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/python/Makefile.in
@@ -607,18 +607,8 @@ gdb.py: hook.in Makefile
 
 install-data-local: gdb.py
 	@$(mkdir_p) $(DESTDIR)$(toolexeclibdir)
-	@here=`pwd`; cd $(DESTDIR)$(toolexeclibdir); \
-	  for file in libstdc++.*; do \
-	    case $$file in \
-	      *-gdb.py) ;; \
-	      *.la) ;; \
-	      *) if test -h $$file; then \
-	           continue; \
-	         fi; \
-	         libname=$$file;; \
-	    esac; \
-	  done; \
-	cd $$here; \
+	@libname=`sed -ne "/^library_names=/{s/.*='//;s/'$$//;s/ .*//;p;}" \
+	          $(DESTDIR)$(toolexeclibdir)/libstdc++.la`; \
 	echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) gdb.py $(DESTDIR)$(toolexeclibdir)/$$libname-gdb.py"; \
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) gdb.py $(DESTDIR)$(toolexeclibdir)/$$libname-gdb.py