diff --git a/linker/linker.cpp b/linker/linker.cpp
index b59df73..324f3ef 100644
--- a/linker/linker.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker.cpp
@@ -1162,6 +1162,13 @@
     }
   }
 
+#if !defined(__ANDROID_APEX__)
+  if (fd == -1) {
+    std::vector<std::string> bootstrap_paths = { std::string(kSystemLibDir) + "/bootstrap" };
+    fd = open_library_on_paths(zip_archive_cache, name, file_offset, bootstrap_paths, realpath);
+  }
+#endif
+
   if (fd == -1) {
     fd = open_library_on_paths(zip_archive_cache, name, file_offset, ns->get_default_library_paths(), realpath);
   }
diff --git a/tests/dlfcn_test.cpp b/tests/dlfcn_test.cpp
index c6d7ddb..d815dba 100644
--- a/tests/dlfcn_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/dlfcn_test.cpp
@@ -999,6 +999,7 @@
 #error "Unknown architecture"
 #endif
 #define PATH_TO_LIBC PATH_TO_SYSTEM_LIB "libc.so"
+#define PATH_TO_BOOTSTRAP_LIBC PATH_TO_SYSTEM_LIB "bootstrap/libc.so"
 #define ALTERNATE_PATH_TO_LIBC ALTERNATE_PATH_TO_SYSTEM_LIB "libc.so"
 
 TEST(dlfcn, dladdr_libc) {
@@ -1018,6 +1019,9 @@
               sizeof(ALTERNATE_PATH_TO_SYSTEM_LIB) - 1) == 0) {
     // Platform with emulated architecture.  Symlink on ARC++.
     ASSERT_TRUE(realpath(ALTERNATE_PATH_TO_LIBC, libc_realpath) == libc_realpath);
+  } else if (strncmp(PATH_TO_BOOTSTRAP_LIBC, info.dli_fname,
+                     sizeof(PATH_TO_BOOTSTRAP_LIBC) - 1) == 0) {
+    ASSERT_TRUE(realpath(PATH_TO_BOOTSTRAP_LIBC, libc_realpath) == libc_realpath);
   } else {
     // /system/lib is symlink when this test is executed on host.
     ASSERT_TRUE(realpath(PATH_TO_LIBC, libc_realpath) == libc_realpath);