diff --git a/gpuctypes/cuda.py b/gpuctypes/cuda.py
index acba81c..aac5fc7 100644
--- a/gpuctypes/cuda.py
+++ b/gpuctypes/cuda.py
@@ -143,9 +143,25 @@ def char_pointer_cast(string, encoding='utf-8'):
 
 
 
+NAME_TO_PATHS = {
+    "libcuda.so": ["@driverLink@/lib/libcuda.so"],
+    "libnvrtc.so": ["@libnvrtc@"],
+}
+def _try_dlopen(name):
+    try:
+        return ctypes.CDLL(name)
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+    for candidate in NAME_TO_PATHS.get(name, []):
+        try:
+            return ctypes.CDLL(candidate)
+        except OSError:
+	     pass
+    raise RuntimeError(f"{name} not found")
+
 _libraries = {}
-_libraries['libcuda.so'] = ctypes.CDLL(ctypes.util.find_library('cuda'))
-_libraries['libnvrtc.so'] = ctypes.CDLL(ctypes.util.find_library('nvrtc'))
+_libraries['libcuda.so'] = _try_dlopen('libcuda.so')
+_libraries['libnvrtc.so'] = _try_dlopen('libnvrtc.so')
 
 
 cuuint32_t = ctypes.c_uint32