diff --git a/src/mod_irc/iconv.erl b/src/mod_irc/iconv.erl
index ea42f0e41..ced941ac9 100644
--- a/src/mod_irc/iconv.erl
+++ b/src/mod_irc/iconv.erl
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ start_link() ->
     gen_server:start_link({local, ?MODULE}, ?MODULE, [], []).
 
 init([]) ->
-    ok = erl_ddll:load_driver(".", iconv_erl),
+    ok = erl_ddll:load_driver(ejabberd:get_so_path(), iconv_erl),
     Port = open_port({spawn, iconv_erl}, []),
     ets:new(iconv_table, [set, public, named_table]),
     ets:insert(iconv_table, {port, Port}),