diff --git a/Source/script/simba.script_pluginloader.pas b/Source/script/simba.script_pluginloader.pas
index ee747842d..520a194bf 100644
--- a/Source/script/simba.script_pluginloader.pas
+++ b/Source/script/simba.script_pluginloader.pas
@@ -12,13 +12,22 @@ function LoadPlugin(FileName: String; ExtraSearchDirs: TStringArray = nil): TLib
 implementation
 
 uses
-  simba.mufasatypes, simba.env;
+  simba.mufasatypes, simba.env
+  {$IFDEF UNIX},
+  dl
+  {$ENDIF};
 
 function LoadPlugin(FileName: String; ExtraSearchDirs: TStringArray): TLibHandle;
 begin
   if (not FindPlugin(FileName, ExtraSearchDirs)) then
     raise Exception.CreateFmt('Unable to find plugin "%s"', [FileName]);
 
+  {$IFDEF UNIX}
+  Result := dlopen(PChar(FileName), RTLD_NOLOAD);
+  if (Result <> NilHandle) then
+    Exit;
+  {$ENDIF}
+
   Result := LoadLibrary(FileName);
 
   if (Result = NilHandle) then