diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eddda3f..3642abe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.1.4+4
+
+* Linux: Also search lib/ sub directory for libargon so file.
+
 ## 0.1.4+3
 
 * Better error message for mac os when unable to load dylib.
diff --git a/lib/src/argon2_ffi_impl.dart b/lib/src/argon2_ffi_impl.dart
index 1e363bb..4a8b447 100644
--- a/lib/src/argon2_ffi_impl.dart
+++ b/lib/src/argon2_ffi_impl.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'package:argon2_ffi_base/src/argon2_ffi_base.dart';
 import 'package:argon2_ffi_base/src/utils.dart';
 import 'package:ffi/ffi.dart';
 import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
+import 'package:path/path.dart' as path;
 
 final _logger = Logger('argon2_ffi_base');
 
@@ -90,7 +91,27 @@ class Argon2FfiFlutter extends Argon2Base {
         .asFunction();
   }
 
-  static ResolveLibrary defaultResolveLibrary = (name) => name;
+  static ResolveLibrary defaultResolveLibrary = (name) {
+    if (Platform.isLinux) {
+      // on linux the library is put into a `lib` sub directory.
+      final appDir = File(Platform.executable).parent;
+      final appDirPath = appDir.path;
+      final f = File(path.join(appDirPath, name));
+      _logger.finest('checking $appDirPath for $name');
+      if (!f.existsSync()) {
+        _logger.finest('$name not found in current path, looking into $name');
+        final f = File(path.join(appDirPath, 'lib', name));
+        if (f.existsSync()) {
+          final ret = f.absolute.path;
+          _logger.finer('Loading from $ret');
+          return ret;
+        } else {
+          _logger.severe('Unable to find $name in $appDirPath or ${f.path}');
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return name;
+  };
 
   final ResolveLibrary resolveLibrary;
 
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index b23cf6c..96708ba 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.2.2"
+  path:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: path
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.7.0"
   pedantic:
     dependency: "direct dev"
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 6e8588e..3842f28 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: argon2_ffi_base
 description: Base package defining the interface for an Argon2 implementation.
-version: 0.1.4+3
+version: 0.1.4+4
 homepage: https://github.com/authpass/argon2_ffi_base
 
 environment:
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ environment:
 dependencies:
   ffi: ^0.1.3
   logging: ^0.11.4
+  path: ">=1.7.0 <2.0.0"
 
 dev_dependencies:
   pedantic: ^1.9.2