diff --git a/gst/__init__.py b/gst/__init__.py
index a0e3ab1612..a2d6e2b1c2 100644
--- a/gst/__init__.py
+++ b/gst/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,13 @@
+import sys
+import os
+
+"libtool lib location"
+devloc = os.path.join(__path__[0],'.libs')
+
+if os.path.exists(devloc):
+   sys.path.append(devloc)
+
+sys.setdlopenflags(1)
+del devloc, sys, os
+
 from _gstreamer import *
diff --git a/gstreamer/__init__.py b/gstreamer/__init__.py
index a0e3ab1612..a2d6e2b1c2 100644
--- a/gstreamer/__init__.py
+++ b/gstreamer/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,13 @@
+import sys
+import os
+
+"libtool lib location"
+devloc = os.path.join(__path__[0],'.libs')
+
+if os.path.exists(devloc):
+   sys.path.append(devloc)
+
+sys.setdlopenflags(1)
+del devloc, sys, os
+
 from _gstreamer import *