diff --git a/src/GEOM_I/GEOM_Gen_i.cc b/src/GEOM_I/GEOM_Gen_i.cc
index 5e1710bfa..aac522ccc 100644
--- a/src/GEOM_I/GEOM_Gen_i.cc
+++ b/src/GEOM_I/GEOM_Gen_i.cc
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
  #define UnLoadLib( handle ) FreeLibrary( handle );
 #else
  #define LibHandle void*
- #define LoadLib( name ) dlopen( name, RTLD_LAZY )
+ #define LoadLib( name ) dlopen( name, RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_GLOBAL )
  #define GetProc dlsym
  #define UnLoadLib( handle ) dlclose( handle );
 #endif