diff --git a/src/load.c b/src/load.c
index c2a5aa7..e221c10 100644
--- a/src/load.c
+++ b/src/load.c
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ dlopenLADSPA(const char * pcFilename, int iFlag) {
        to search. */
 
     pcLADSPAPath = getenv("LADSPA_PATH");
+    if (! pcLADSPAPath)
+      pcLADSPAPath = PLUGINDIR;
     
     if (pcLADSPAPath) {
 
diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index 0006712..a6b2e78 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -99,10 +99,7 @@ LADSPAPluginSearch(LADSPAPluginSearchCallbackFunction fCallbackFunction) {
 
   pcLADSPAPath = getenv("LADSPA_PATH");
   if (!pcLADSPAPath) {
-    fprintf(stderr,
-	    "Warning: You do not have a LADSPA_PATH "
-	    "environment variable set.\n");
-    return;
+    pcLADSPAPath = PLUGINDIR;
   }
   
   pcStart = pcLADSPAPath;