diff --git a/src/win/dl.c b/src/win/dl.c
index 676be4dc..58bdc170 100644
--- a/src/win/dl.c
+++ b/src/win/dl.c
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ static int uv__dlerror(uv_lib_t* lib, const char* filename, DWORD errorno);
 
 int uv_dlopen(const char* filename, uv_lib_t* lib) {
   WCHAR filename_w[32768];
-
+  DWORD flags;
+  
   lib->handle = NULL;
   lib->errmsg = NULL;
 
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ int uv_dlopen(const char* filename, uv_lib_t* lib) {
     return uv__dlerror(lib, filename, GetLastError());
   }
 
-  lib->handle = LoadLibraryExW(filename_w, NULL, LOAD_WITH_ALTERED_SEARCH_PATH);
+  flags = LOAD_WITH_ALTERED_SEARCH_PATH | LOAD_LIBRARY_SAFE_CURRENT_DIRS;
+  lib->handle = LoadLibraryExW(filename_w, NULL, flags);
   if (lib->handle == NULL) {
     return uv__dlerror(lib, filename, GetLastError());
   }