diff --git a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
index 582ce277d..9bf90580b 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
+++ b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.txt
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ namespace.sphal.visible = true
 
 namespace.sphal.search.paths  = /odm/${LIB}
 namespace.sphal.search.paths += /vendor/${LIB}
+namespace.sphal.search.paths += /vendor/${LIB}/hw
 
 namespace.sphal.permitted.paths  = /odm/${LIB}
 namespace.sphal.permitted.paths += /vendor/${LIB}
diff --git a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt
index d0bdf3a29..ca180c065 100644
--- a/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt
+++ b/rootdir/etc/ld.config.vndk_lite.txt
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ namespace.sphal.visible = true
 
 namespace.sphal.search.paths  = /odm/${LIB}
 namespace.sphal.search.paths += /vendor/${LIB}
+namespace.sphal.search.paths += /vendor/${LIB}/hw
 
 namespace.sphal.permitted.paths  = /odm/${LIB}
 namespace.sphal.permitted.paths += /vendor/${LIB}