@@ -421,7 +421,13 @@ def parse_error(e, backend):
         return "Unknown import problem."
 
     try:
+        # check import is ok, this means the DSO linkage is working
         from numba.np.ufunc import tbbpool  # NOQA
+        # check that the version is compatible, this is a check performed at
+        # runtime (well, compile time), it will also ImportError if there's
+        # a problem.
+        from numba.np.ufunc.parallel import _check_tbb_version_compatible
+        _check_tbb_version_compatible()
         sys_info[_tbb_thread] = True
     except ImportError as e:
         # might be a missing symbol due to e.g. tbb libraries missing
 
@@ -344,9 +344,9 @@ def _check_tbb_version_compatible():
     try:
         # first check that the TBB version is new enough
         if _IS_WINDOWS:
-            libtbb_name = 'tbb'
+            libtbb_name = 'tbb12.dll'
         elif _IS_OSX:
-            libtbb_name = 'libtbb.dylib'
+            libtbb_name = 'libtbb.12.dylib'
         elif _IS_LINUX:
             libtbb_name = 'libtbb.so.12'
         else: