diff --git a/src/dlmisc.c b/src/dlmisc.c
index c882cdcf..3cca0f08 100644
--- a/src/dlmisc.c
+++ b/src/dlmisc.c
@@ -54,9 +54,13 @@ void *snd_dlopen(const char *name, int mode)
 #else
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBDL
 	if (name == NULL) {
-		Dl_info dlinfo;
-		if (dladdr(snd_dlopen, &dlinfo) > 0)
-			name = dlinfo.dli_fname;
+		static const char * self = NULL;
+		if (self == NULL) {
+			Dl_info dlinfo;
+			if (dladdr(snd_dlopen, &dlinfo) > 0)
+				self = dlinfo.dli_fname;
+		}
+		name = self;
 	}
 #endif
 #endif