diff --git a/sensors/2.0/multihal/HalProxy.cpp b/sensors/2.0/multihal/HalProxy.cpp
index ac6f17a484..fbff24ceac 100644
--- a/sensors/2.0/multihal/HalProxy.cpp
+++ b/sensors/2.0/multihal/HalProxy.cpp
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ void HalProxy::initializeSubHalListFromConfigFile(const char* configFileName) {
     } else {
         std::string subHalLibraryFile;
         while (subHalConfigStream >> subHalLibraryFile) {
-            void* handle = dlopen(subHalLibraryFile.c_str(), RTLD_NOW);
+            void* handle = getHandleForSubHalSharedObject(subHalLibraryFile);
             if (handle == nullptr) {
                 ALOGE("dlopen failed for library: %s", subHalLibraryFile.c_str());
             } else {
@@ -415,6 +415,25 @@ void HalProxy::initializeSensorList() {
     }
 }
 
+void* HalProxy::getHandleForSubHalSharedObject(const std::string& filename) {
+    static const std::string kSubHalShareObjectLocations[] = {
+            "",  // Default locations will be searched
+#ifdef __LP64__
+            "/vendor/lib64/hw/", "/odm/lib64/", "/odm/lib64/hw/"
+#else
+            "/vendor/lib/hw/", "/odm/lib/", "/odm/lib/hw/"
+#endif
+    };
+
+    for (const std::string& dir : kSubHalShareObjectLocations) {
+        void* handle = dlopen((dir + filename).c_str(), RTLD_NOW);
+        if (handle != nullptr) {
+            return handle;
+        }
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
 void HalProxy::init() {
     initializeSubHalCallbacks();
     initializeSensorList();
diff --git a/sensors/2.0/multihal/include/HalProxy.h b/sensors/2.0/multihal/include/HalProxy.h
index 978f7cf1ba..10bba55198 100644
--- a/sensors/2.0/multihal/include/HalProxy.h
+++ b/sensors/2.0/multihal/include/HalProxy.h
@@ -261,6 +261,16 @@ class HalProxy : public ISensors, public IScopedWakelockRefCounter {
      */
     void initializeSensorList();
 
+    /**
+     * Try using the default include directories as well as the directories defined in
+     * kSubHalShareObjectLocations to get a handle for dlsym for a subhal.
+     *
+     * @param filename The file name to search for.
+     *
+     * @return The handle or nullptr if search failed.
+     */
+    void* getHandleForSubHalSharedObject(const std::string& filename);
+
     /**
      * Calls the helper methods that all ctors use.
      */