diff --git a/engine/client/sys_morphos.c b/engine/client/sys_morphos.c
index 4b34e420f..185c5ed5a 100755
--- a/engine/client/sys_morphos.c
+++ b/engine/client/sys_morphos.c
@@ -205,25 +205,35 @@ void *Sys_GetGameAPI(void *parms)
 	void (*q2_so_deinit)(void);
 	void *(*GetGameAPI)(void *);
 	void *ret;
+	char *searchpath;
+	char path[256];
 
-	gamefile = dlopen("gameppc.so", RTLD_NOW);
-	if (gamefile)
+	searchpath = 0;
+
+	while((searchpath = COM_NextPath(searchpath)))
 	{
-		q2_so_init = dlsym(gamefile, "q2_so_init");
-		q2_so_deinit = dlsym(gamefile, "q2_so_deinit");
-		if (q2_so_init && q2_so_init())
-		{
-			GetGameAPI = dlsym(gamefile, "GetGameAPI");
-			if (GetGameAPI && (ret = GetGameAPI(parms)))
-			{
-				return ret;
-			}
 
-			if (q2_so_deinit)
-				q2_so_deinit();
+		snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s%sgameppc.so", searchpath[0]!='.'?searchpath:"", searchpath[0]&&searchpath[0]!='.'?"/":"");
+
+		gamefile = dlopen(path, RTLD_NOW);
+		if (gamefile)
+		{
+			q2_so_init = dlsym(gamefile, "q2_so_init");
+			q2_so_deinit = dlsym(gamefile, "q2_so_deinit");
+			if (q2_so_init && q2_so_init())
+			{
+				GetGameAPI = dlsym(gamefile, "GetGameAPI");
+				if (GetGameAPI && (ret = GetGameAPI(parms)))
+				{
+					return ret;
+				}
+
+				if (q2_so_deinit)
+					q2_so_deinit();
+			}
+			dlclose(gamefile);
+			gamefile = 0;
 		}
-		dlclose(gamefile);
-		gamefile = 0;
 	}
 
 	return 0;