diff --git a/android_jni/avifandroidjni/src/main/java/org/aomedia/avif/android/AvifDecoder.java b/android_jni/avifandroidjni/src/main/java/org/aomedia/avif/android/AvifDecoder.java
index 5e9fc86409..674c6e5600 100644
--- a/android_jni/avifandroidjni/src/main/java/org/aomedia/avif/android/AvifDecoder.java
+++ b/android_jni/avifandroidjni/src/main/java/org/aomedia/avif/android/AvifDecoder.java
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@
 @SuppressWarnings("CatchAndPrintStackTrace")
 public class AvifDecoder {
   static {
+    // If dav1d is built as a separate shared object, try loading that first.
+    try {
+      System.loadLibrary("dav1d");
+    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError exception) {
+      // This is not an error. Do nothing.
+    }
     try {
       System.loadLibrary("avif_android");
     } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError exception) {