diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index b7c2b3c7..b3443dc6 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
           }],
           ['OS == "linux"', {
             'defines': [
-              '_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=0'
+              '_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=1'
             ],
             'link_settings': {
               'library_dirs': ['<(sharp_vendor_dir)/lib'],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6665e762..eacdf93c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
   },
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "config": {
-    "libvips": "8.10.6-alpha1",
+    "libvips": "8.10.6-alpha2",
     "runtime": "napi",
     "target": 3
   },