diff --git a/src/main/java/org/xerial/snappy/SnappyBundleActivator.java b/src/main/java/org/xerial/snappy/SnappyBundleActivator.java
index 5b0f7a2..6db09af 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/xerial/snappy/SnappyBundleActivator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/xerial/snappy/SnappyBundleActivator.java
@@ -48,8 +48,14 @@ public class SnappyBundleActivator implements BundleActivator
      * that the library is available on the path based on this {@link Bundle}'s {@link Manifest}.
      */
     public void start(BundleContext context) throws Exception 
-    {
-    	System.loadLibrary(System.mapLibraryName(LIBRARY_NAME));
+    {
+    	String library = System.mapLibraryName(LIBRARY_NAME);
+    	if (library.toLowerCase().endsWith(".dylib")) 
+    	{
+    		// some MacOS JDK7+ vendors map to dylib instead of jnilib
+    		library = library.replace(".dylib", ".jnilib");
+    	}
+    	System.loadLibrary(library);
     	SnappyLoader.setApi(new SnappyNative());
     }