diff --git a/Bindings/Java/Native.java b/Bindings/Java/Native.java

index 8a3b003..c404bf2 100644

--- a/Bindings/Java/Native.java

+++ b/Bindings/Java/Native.java

@@ -21,7 +21,15 @@ package org.a11y.BrlAPI;

 public class Native {

   static {

-    System.loadLibrary("brlapi_java");

+    try {

+         System.load( "/usr/lib64/brltty/libbrlapi_java.so" );

+    } catch( UnsatisfiedLinkError e ) {

+         try {

+             System.load( "/usr/lib/brltty/libbrlapi_java.so" );

+         } catch( UnsatisfiedLinkError f ) {

+             throw new UnsatisfiedLinkError("brlapi_java library load failed");

+         }

+     }

   }

   protected long handle;