diff --git a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/Gpu/Metal/SkiaMetalApi.cs b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/Gpu/Metal/SkiaMetalApi.cs
index bfd486c60a..e133e3dcde 100644
--- a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/Gpu/Metal/SkiaMetalApi.cs
+++ b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/Gpu/Metal/SkiaMetalApi.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ internal unsafe class SkiaMetalApi
         // Make sure that skia is loaded
         GC.KeepAlive(new SKPaint());
 
-        var dll = NativeLibraryEx.Load("libSkiaSharp");
+        var dll = NativeLibraryEx.Load("libSkiaSharp", typeof(SKPaint).Assembly);
 
         IntPtr address;