diff --git a/gdx-jnigen-loader/src/main/java/com/badlogic/gdx/utils/SharedLibraryLoader.java b/gdx-jnigen-loader/src/main/java/com/badlogic/gdx/utils/SharedLibraryLoader.java
index f61cd6eb..9c49beec 100644
--- a/gdx-jnigen-loader/src/main/java/com/badlogic/gdx/utils/SharedLibraryLoader.java
+++ b/gdx-jnigen-loader/src/main/java/com/badlogic/gdx/utils/SharedLibraryLoader.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public void load (String libraryName) {
 
 	private InputStream readFile (String path) {
 		if (nativesJar == null) {
-			InputStream input = SharedLibraryLoader.class.getResourceAsStream("/" + path);
+			InputStream input = SharedLibraryLoader.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(path);
 			if (input == null) throw new SharedLibraryLoadRuntimeException("Unable to read file for extraction: " + path);
 			return input;
 		}