diff --git a/data/core/start.lua b/data/core/start.lua
index 0311774d..9c2e64e4 100644
--- a/data/core/start.lua
+++ b/data/core/start.lua
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ package.path = USERDIR .. '/?/init.lua;' .. package.path
 local dynamic_suffix = PLATFORM == "Mac OS X" and 'lib' or (PLATFORM == "Windows" and 'dll' or 'so')
 package.cpath = DATADIR .. '/?.' .. dynamic_suffix .. ";" .. USERDIR .. '/?.' .. dynamic_suffix
 package.native_plugins = {}
-package.searchers[3] = function(modname)
+package.searchers = { package.seachers[1], package.searchers[2], function(modname)
   local path = package.searchpath(modname, package.cpath)
   if not path then return nil end
   return system.load_native_plugin, path
-end
+end }