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;