diff --git a/BizHawk.Common/InstanceDll.cs b/BizHawk.Common/InstanceDll.cs
index 39007a0590..5f4ae2b744 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Common/InstanceDll.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Common/InstanceDll.cs
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Common
 			var envpath = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", EnvironmentVariableTarget.Process);
 			try
 			{
-				string envpath_new = Path.GetDirectoryName(dllPath) + ";" + envpath;
+				string envpath_new = Path.GetDirectoryName(path) + ";" + envpath;
 				Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", envpath_new, EnvironmentVariableTarget.Process);
-				_hModule = LoadLibrary(dllPath); //consider using LoadLibraryEx instead of shenanigans?
+				_hModule = LoadLibrary(path); //consider using LoadLibraryEx instead of shenanigans?
 				var newfname = Path.GetFileName(path);
 				newfname = "bizhawk.bizdelete-" + newfname;
 				var newpath = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(path), newfname);