diff --git a/src/esqlite3_nif.erl b/src/esqlite3_nif.erl
index 72abdff..a6ed15a 100644
--- a/src/esqlite3_nif.erl
+++ b/src/esqlite3_nif.erl
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ get_priv_dir() ->
                     SqDir = filename:dirname(filename:dirname(Suf)),
                     filename:join([AppsDir, [$.|SqDir], "priv"]); % prepend "." to suffix that starts with "/"
                 false ->
-                    filename:join("priv", NifName)
+                    "priv"
             end;
         Dir ->
             Dir