diff --git a/pl/consult.yap b/pl/consult.yap
index 3f148697a..25310dd0e 100644
--- a/pl/consult.yap
+++ b/pl/consult.yap
@@ -770,6 +770,8 @@ absolute_file_name(File,Opts,TrueFileName) :-
 '$type_extension'(source,'.pl').
 '$type_extension'(source,'').
 '$type_extension'(executable,'.so').
+'$type_extension'(executable,'.dylib').
+'$type_extension'(executable,'.dll').
 '$type_extension'(executable,'').
 '$type_extension'(qlf,'.qlf').
 '$type_extension'(qlf,'').