diff --git a/libs/ardour/panner_search_path.cc b/libs/ardour/panner_search_path.cc
index 49ca786182..49349238e4 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/panner_search_path.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/panner_search_path.cc
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ SearchPath
 panner_search_path ()
 {
 	SearchPath spath(user_config_directory ());
+	spath += ardour_dll_directory ();
 	spath.add_subdirectory_to_paths(panner_dir_name);
 	spath += SearchPath(Glib::getenv(panner_env_variable_name));
 	return spath;