diff --git a/src/mono/mono/metadata/native-library.c b/src/mono/mono/metadata/native-library.c
index 766f20a80b1a7a..eae091bc6c15c3 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/metadata/native-library.c
+++ b/src/mono/mono/metadata/native-library.c
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ lookup_pinvoke_call_impl (MonoMethod *method, MonoLookupPInvokeStatus *status_ou
 			mono_custom_attrs_free (cinfo);
 	}
 	if (flags < 0)
-		flags = 0;
+		flags = DLLIMPORTSEARCHPATH_ASSEMBLY_DIRECTORY;
 	module = netcore_lookup_native_library (alc, image, new_scope, flags);
 
 	if (!module) {