diff --git a/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/jni/egl_bridge.c b/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/jni/egl_bridge.c
index 9d3678512..d02b46b04 100644
--- a/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/jni/egl_bridge.c
+++ b/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/jni/egl_bridge.c
@@ -772,10 +772,10 @@ bool loadSymbolsVirGL() {
     loadSymbols();
     config_renderer = RENDERER_VIRGL;
 
-    char* fileName = calloc(1, 1024);
+    // hack: set LD_LIBRARY_PATH back to workaround a dlopen bug(?) in Android 7.0
+    setLdLibraryPath(getenv("POJAV_NATIVEDIR"));
 
-    sprintf(fileName, "%s/libvirgl_test_server.so", getenv("POJAV_NATIVEDIR"));
-    void *handle = dlopen(fileName, RTLD_LAZY);
+    void *handle = dlopen("libvirgl_test_server.so", RTLD_LAZY);
     printf("VirGL: libvirgl_test_server = %p\n", handle);
     if (!handle) {
         printf("VirGL: %s\n", dlerror());
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ bool loadSymbolsVirGL() {
     vtest_main_p = dlsym(handle, "vtest_main");
     vtest_swap_buffers_p = dlsym(handle, "vtest_swap_buffers");
 
-    free(fileName);
+    setLdLibraryPath(getenv("LD_LIBRARY_PATH"));
 }
 
 int pojavInit() {
diff --git a/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/jni/utils.c b/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/jni/utils.c
index 571bc7254..1a6694c15 100644
--- a/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/jni/utils.c
+++ b/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/jni/utils.c
@@ -82,9 +82,7 @@ JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_android_os_OpenJDKNativeRegister_nativeRegisterNativ
 	return (jint) result;
 }
 
-JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_net_kdt_pojavlaunch_utils_JREUtils_setLdLibraryPath(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jstring ldLibraryPath) {
-	// jclass exception_cls = (*env)->FindClass(env, "java/lang/UnsatisfiedLinkError");
-	
+void setLdLibraryPath(const char* ldLibPathUtf) {
 	android_update_LD_LIBRARY_PATH_t android_update_LD_LIBRARY_PATH;
 	
 	void *libdl_handle = dlopen("libdl.so", RTLD_LAZY);
@@ -99,8 +97,14 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_net_kdt_pojavlaunch_utils_JREUtils_setLdLibraryPath(
 	}
 	
 	android_update_LD_LIBRARY_PATH = (android_update_LD_LIBRARY_PATH_t) updateLdLibPath;
-	const char* ldLibPathUtf = (*env)->GetStringUTFChars(env, ldLibraryPath, 0);
 	android_update_LD_LIBRARY_PATH(ldLibPathUtf);
+}
+
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_net_kdt_pojavlaunch_utils_JREUtils_setLdLibraryPath(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jstring ldLibraryPath) {
+	// jclass exception_cls = (*env)->FindClass(env, "java/lang/UnsatisfiedLinkError");
+
+	const char* ldLibPathUtf = (*env)->GetStringUTFChars(env, ldLibraryPath, 0);
+	setLdLibraryPath(ldLibPathUtf);
 	(*env)->ReleaseStringUTFChars(env, ldLibraryPath, ldLibPathUtf);
 }
 
diff --git a/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/jni/utils.h b/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/jni/utils.h
index 1bdb6c92e..810ead1ec 100644
--- a/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/jni/utils.h
+++ b/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/jni/utils.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ char** convert_to_char_array(JNIEnv *env, jobjectArray jstringArray);
 jobjectArray convert_from_char_array(JNIEnv *env, char **charArray, int num_rows);
 void free_char_array(JNIEnv *env, jobjectArray jstringArray, const char **charArray);
 jstring convertStringJVM(JNIEnv* srcEnv, JNIEnv* dstEnv, jstring srcStr);
+void setLdLibraryPath(const char* ldLibPathUtf);
 
 void closeGLFWWindow();