diff --git a/src/bdberl.erl b/src/bdberl.erl
index 23227bb..70e766c 100644
--- a/src/bdberl.erl
+++ b/src/bdberl.erl
@@ -2106,7 +2106,7 @@ stop() ->
 %% ====================================================================
 
 init() ->
-    case erl_ddll:load_driver(code:priv_dir(bdberl), bdberl_drv) of
+    case erl_ddll:load_driver(priv_dir(), bdberl_drv) of
         ok -> ok;
         {error, permanent} -> ok               % Means that the driver is already active
     end,
@@ -2125,6 +2125,15 @@ init() ->
     erlang:put(bdb_port, Port),
     Port.
 
+priv_dir() ->
+    case code:priv_dir(?MODULE) of
+        Name when is_list(Name) ->
+            Name;
+        {error, bad_name} ->
+            {ok, Cwd} = file:get_cwd(),
+            filename:absname(filename:join(Cwd, "../priv"))
+    end.
+
 get_port() ->
     case erlang:get(bdb_port) of
         undefined -> init();