diff --git a/librecomp/src/mods.cpp b/librecomp/src/mods.cpp
index d74583b..6ab7592 100644
--- a/librecomp/src/mods.cpp
+++ b/librecomp/src/mods.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class recomp::mods::DynamicLibrary {
     static constexpr std::string_view PlatformExtension = ".dll";
     DynamicLibrary() = default;
     DynamicLibrary(const std::filesystem::path& path) {
-        native_handle = LoadLibraryW(path.c_str());
+        native_handle = LoadLibraryExW(std::filesystem::absolute(path).c_str(), nullptr, LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DEFAULT_DIRS | LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_DLL_LOAD_DIR);
 
         if (good()) {
             uint32_t* recomp_api_version;