diff --git a/package/linux/dfhack b/package/linux/dfhack
index c31c1dee1..53f74cca7 100755
--- a/package/linux/dfhack
+++ b/package/linux/dfhack
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ old_tty_settings=$(stty -g)
 
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:"./hack/libs":"./hack"
 
-PRELOAD_LIB="$PRELOAD_LIB ./hack/libdfhack.so"
+PRELOAD_LIB="$PRELOAD_LIB:./hack/libdfhack.so"
 
 case "$1" in
   -g | --gdb)