diff --git a/CMakeModules/Findngspice.cmake b/CMakeModules/Findngspice.cmake
index 40b18ea01a..07b57c978a 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/Findngspice.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/Findngspice.cmake
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ if( PKG_CONFIG_FOUND )
     endif()
 endif()
 
-
 find_path( NGSPICE_INCLUDE_DIR ngspice/sharedspice.h
     PATHS
         ${NGSPICE_ROOT_DIR}
@@ -65,7 +64,13 @@ find_path( NGSPICE_INCLUDE_DIR ngspice/sharedspice.h
         share/ngspice/include/ngspice
 )
 
-find_library( NGSPICE_LIBRARY ngspice
+if( UNIX )
+    set( NGSPICE_LIB_NAME libngspice.so.0 CACHE STRING "Optionally versioned name of the shared library" )
+else()
+    set( NGSPICE_LIB_NAME ngspice CACHE STRING "Optionally versioned name of the shared library" )
+endif()
+
+find_library( NGSPICE_LIBRARY ${NGSPICE_LIB_NAME}
     PATHS
         ${NGSPICE_ROOT_DIR}
         $ENV{NGSPICE_ROOT_DIR}
@@ -147,5 +152,5 @@ mark_as_advanced(
     NGSPICE_LIBRARY
     NGSPICE_DLL
     NGSPICE_BUILD_VERSION
-    NGSPIC_HAVE_CONFIG_H
+    NGSPICE_HAVE_CONFIG_H
 )
diff --git a/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt b/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
index daf141f2ad..79cc227b46 100644
--- a/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ if( KICAD_SPICE )
     set( INC_AFTER ${INC_AFTER} ${NGSPICE_INCLUDE_DIR} )
 
     # Find out the exact libngspice file name
-    get_filename_component( NGSPICE_DLL_REALPATH "${NGSPICE_DLL}" REALPATH )
-    get_filename_component( NGSPICE_DLL_FILE "${NGSPICE_DLL_REALPATH}" NAME )
+    get_filename_component( NGSPICE_DLL_ABSPATH "${NGSPICE_DLL}" ABSOLUTE )
+    get_filename_component( NGSPICE_DLL_FILE "${NGSPICE_DLL_ABSPATH}" NAME )
 
     set_property( SOURCE sim/ngspice.cpp
         APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS