diff --git a/C/load_dl.c b/C/load_dl.c
index 84166ba37..a5c8ceff2 100755
--- a/C/load_dl.c
+++ b/C/load_dl.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Yap_FindExecutable(void)
   // follow through to standard method
 #endif
   return
-    findExecutable(GLOBAL_argv[0], buf);
+    NULL;
 }
 
 void *