diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/loader.c b/dlls/ntdll/loader.c
index 14cc105b64d..cfec779dd59 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/loader.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/loader.c
@@ -2675,6 +2675,7 @@ static NTSTATUS find_builtin_without_file( const WCHAR *name, UNICODE_STRING *ne
 
     if (!get_env_var( L"WINEBUILDDIR", 20 + 2 * wcslen(name), new_name ))
     {
+        len = new_name->Length;
         RtlAppendUnicodeToString( new_name, L"\\dlls\\" );
         RtlAppendUnicodeToString( new_name, name );
         if ((ext = wcsrchr( name, '.' )) && !wcscmp( ext, L".dll" )) new_name->Length -= 4 * sizeof(WCHAR);
@@ -2685,6 +2686,17 @@ static NTSTATUS find_builtin_without_file( const WCHAR *name, UNICODE_STRING *ne
         RtlAppendUnicodeToString( new_name, L".fake" );
         status = open_dll_file( new_name, pwm, mapping, image_info, id );
         if (status != STATUS_DLL_NOT_FOUND) goto done;
+
+        new_name->Length = len;
+        RtlAppendUnicodeToString( new_name, L"\\programs\\" );
+        RtlAppendUnicodeToString( new_name, name );
+        RtlAppendUnicodeToString( new_name, L"\\" );
+        RtlAppendUnicodeToString( new_name, name );
+        status = open_dll_file( new_name, pwm, mapping, image_info, id );
+        if (status != STATUS_DLL_NOT_FOUND) goto done;
+        RtlAppendUnicodeToString( new_name, L".fake" );
+        status = open_dll_file( new_name, pwm, mapping, image_info, id );
+        if (status != STATUS_DLL_NOT_FOUND) goto done;
         RtlFreeUnicodeString( new_name );
     }