diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacpp/Loader.java b/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacpp/Loader.java
index aabda15ac..3f11adf48 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacpp/Loader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bytedeco/javacpp/Loader.java
@@ -916,10 +916,12 @@ public static URL[] findResources(Class cls, String name, int maxLength) throws
     static boolean canCreateSymbolicLink = true;
 
     static boolean pathsFirst = false;
+
+    
     static {
         String s = System.getProperty("org.bytedeco.javacpp.pathsfirst", "false").toLowerCase();
         s = System.getProperty("org.bytedeco.javacpp.pathsFirst", s).toLowerCase();
-        pathsFirst = s.equals("true") || s.equals("t") || s.equals("");
+	pathsFirst = s.equals("true") || s.equals("t") || s.equals("");
     }
 
     /** Creates and returns {@code System.getProperty("org.bytedeco.javacpp.cachedir")} or {@code ~/.javacpp/cache/} when not set. */
@@ -1701,7 +1703,7 @@ public static synchronized String loadLibrary(Class<?> cls, URL[] urls, String l
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                if (!loadedByLoadLibrary0) {
+		if (!loadedByLoadLibrary0 && System.getProperty("java.library.path", "").length() > 0) {
                     System.loadLibrary(libname);
                 }
                 return libname;