diff --git a/packages/libarchive/build.sh b/packages/libarchive/build.sh
index 17ae2ccf33..73b45113f6 100644
--- a/packages/libarchive/build.sh
+++ b/packages/libarchive/build.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,18 @@ TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS="
 --disable-xattr
 "
 
+termux_step_post_get_source() {
+	# Do not forget to bump revision of reverse dependencies and rebuild them
+	# after SOVERSION is changed.
+	local _SOVERSION=13
+
+	local v=$(sed -En 's/^ARCHIVE_INTERFACE=`echo \$\(\(([0-9]+).*/\1/p' \
+			configure.ac)
+	if [ "${v}" != "${_SOVERSION}" ]; then
+		termux_error_exit "SOVERSION guard check failed."
+	fi
+}
+
 termux_step_post_make_install() {
 	# https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1766
 	sed -i '/^Requires\.private:/s/ iconv//' \