diff --git a/java/com/facebook/soloader/SoLoader.java b/java/com/facebook/soloader/SoLoader.java
index d8b145a..216442f 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/soloader/SoLoader.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/soloader/SoLoader.java
@@ -808,10 +808,24 @@ public static SoSource[] cloneSoSources() {
     return null;
   }
 
+  // same as loadLibrary, but the given library-name must not be a string constant; as a result, a
+  // tool like Redex cannot determine which library is being referenced, possibly leading to the
+  // removal of any such indirectly referenced library.
+  public static boolean loadLibraryUnsafe(String shortName) {
+    return loadLibrary(shortName);
+  }
+
   public static boolean loadLibrary(String shortName) {
     return isEnabled ? loadLibrary(shortName, 0) : NativeLoader.loadLibrary(shortName);
   }
 
+  // same as loadLibrary, but the given library-name must not be a string constant; as a result, a
+  // tool like Redex cannot determine which library is being referenced, possibly leading to the
+  // removal of any such indirectly referenced library.
+  public static boolean loadLibraryUnsafe(String shortName, int loadFlags) {
+    return loadLibrary(shortName, loadFlags);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Load a shared library, initializing any JNI binding it contains.
    *