diff --git a/libnativeloader/native_loader.cpp b/libnativeloader/native_loader.cpp
index a2cbe1913..dca316c56 100644
--- a/libnativeloader/native_loader.cpp
+++ b/libnativeloader/native_loader.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ class LibraryNamespaces {
   }
 
   void Initialize() {
+    // Once public namespace is initialized there is no
+    // point in running this code - it will have no effect
+    // on the current list of public libraries.
+    if (initialized_) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     std::vector<std::string> sonames;
     const char* android_root_env = getenv("ANDROID_ROOT");
     std::string root_dir = android_root_env != nullptr ? android_root_env : "/system";