diff --git a/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_unix.cpp
index f0de1010d7b..135b82cd378 100644
--- a/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_unix.cpp
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ bool QLibraryPrivate::load_sys()
         for(int suffix = 0; retry && !pHnd && suffix < suffixes.size(); suffix++) {
             if (!prefixes.at(prefix).isEmpty() && name.startsWith(prefixes.at(prefix)))
                 continue;
+            if (path.isEmpty() && prefixes.at(prefix).contains(QLatin1Char('/')))
+                continue;
             if (!suffixes.at(suffix).isEmpty() && name.endsWith(suffixes.at(suffix)))
                 continue;
             if (loadHints & QLibrary::LoadArchiveMemberHint) {