diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sqlite/SQLiteJDBCLoader.java b/src/main/java/org/sqlite/SQLiteJDBCLoader.java
index 9f64d6f64..2ecb927f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sqlite/SQLiteJDBCLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sqlite/SQLiteJDBCLoader.java
@@ -298,6 +298,17 @@ private static boolean loadNativeLibrary(String path, String name) {
         }
     }
 
+    private static boolean loadNativeLibraryJdk() {
+        try {
+            System.loadLibrary(LibraryLoaderUtil.NATIVE_LIB_BASE_NAME);
+            return true;
+        } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
+            System.err.println("Failed to load native library through System.loadLibrary");
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Loads SQLite native library using given path and name of the library.
      *
@@ -358,6 +369,12 @@ private static void loadSQLiteNativeLibrary() throws Exception {
             }
         }
 
+        // As an ultimate last resort, try loading through System.loadLibrary
+        if (loadNativeLibraryJdk()) {
+            extracted = true;
+            return;
+        }
+
         extracted = false;
         throw new Exception(
                 String.format(
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sqlite/util/LibraryLoaderUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/sqlite/util/LibraryLoaderUtil.java
index 3eb27325b..98e62e2b6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sqlite/util/LibraryLoaderUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sqlite/util/LibraryLoaderUtil.java
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 import org.sqlite.SQLiteJDBCLoader;
 
 public class LibraryLoaderUtil {
+
+    public static final String NATIVE_LIB_BASE_NAME = "sqlitejdbc";
+
     /**
      * Get the OS-specific resource directory within the jar, where the relevant sqlitejdbc native
      * library is located.
@@ -15,7 +18,7 @@ public static String getNativeLibResourcePath() {
 
     /** Get the OS-specific name of the sqlitejdbc native library. */
     public static String getNativeLibName() {
-        return System.mapLibraryName("sqlitejdbc");
+        return System.mapLibraryName(NATIVE_LIB_BASE_NAME);
     }
 
     public static boolean hasNativeLib(String path, String libraryName) {