diff --git a/hid/__init__.py b/hid/__init__.py
index 067fcbc..cc740a2 100644
--- a/hid/__init__.py
+++ b/hid/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 hidapi = None
 library_paths = (
+    'libhidapi.so',
     'libhidapi-hidraw.so',
     'libhidapi-hidraw.so.0',
     'libhidapi-libusb.so',