diff --git a/hal/audio_extn/gef.c b/hal/audio_extn/gef.c
index 0781f4c..ef6b153 100644
--- a/hal/audio_extn/gef.c
+++ b/hal/audio_extn/gef.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 #ifdef AUDIO_GENERIC_EFFECT_FRAMEWORK_ENABLED
 
 #if LINUX_ENABLED
-#define GEF_LIBRARY "/usr/lib/libqtigef.so"
+#define GEF_LIBRARY "libqtigef.so"
 #else
 #define GEF_LIBRARY "/vendor/lib/libqtigef.so"
 #endif
diff --git a/hal/audio_extn/ip_hdlr_intf.c b/hal/audio_extn/ip_hdlr_intf.c
index a94e6de..284f2c6 100644
--- a/hal/audio_extn/ip_hdlr_intf.c
+++ b/hal/audio_extn/ip_hdlr_intf.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef LINUX_ENABLED
-#define LIB_PATH "/usr/lib/libaudio_ip_handler.so"
+#define LIB_PATH "libaudio_ip_handler.so"
 #else
 #define LIB_PATH "/system/vendor/lib/libaudio_ip_handler.so"
 #endif
diff --git a/hal/audio_extn/soundtrigger.c b/hal/audio_extn/soundtrigger.c
index a38ca17..c2dee84 100644
--- a/hal/audio_extn/soundtrigger.c
+++ b/hal/audio_extn/soundtrigger.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 static void get_library_path(char *lib_path)
 {
     snprintf(lib_path, MAX_LIBRARY_PATH,
-             "/usr/lib/sound_trigger.primary.default.so");
+             "sound_trigger.primary.default.so");
 }
 #else
 static void get_library_path(char *lib_path)
diff --git a/hal/audio_hw.h b/hal/audio_hw.h
index 56ee9d0..3130f93 100644
--- a/hal/audio_hw.h
+++ b/hal/audio_hw.h
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@
 #include "audio_hw_extn_api.h"
 
 #if LINUX_ENABLED
-#define VISUALIZER_LIBRARY_PATH "/usr/lib/libqcomvisualizer.so"
-#define OFFLOAD_EFFECTS_BUNDLE_LIBRARY_PATH "/usr/lib/libqcompostprocbundle.so"
-#define ADM_LIBRARY_PATH "/usr/lib/libadm.so"
+#define VISUALIZER_LIBRARY_PATH "libqcomvisualizer.so"
+#define OFFLOAD_EFFECTS_BUNDLE_LIBRARY_PATH "libqcompostprocbundle.so"
+#define ADM_LIBRARY_PATH "libadm.so"
 #else
 #define VISUALIZER_LIBRARY_PATH "/vendor/lib/soundfx/libqcomvisualizer.so"
 #define OFFLOAD_EFFECTS_BUNDLE_LIBRARY_PATH "/vendor/lib/soundfx/libqcompostprocbundle.so"