diff --git a/src/common/api_wrapper/ze_api_wrapper.cpp b/src/common/api_wrapper/ze_api_wrapper.cpp
index 2253c64..b274ea2 100644
--- a/src/common/api_wrapper/ze_api_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/common/api_wrapper/ze_api_wrapper.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ bool ze_api_init() {
     ze_lib_info.path = ccl::global_data::env().ze_lib_path;
 
     if (ze_lib_info.path.empty()) {
-        ze_lib_info.path = "libze_loader.so";
+        ze_lib_info.path = "libze_loader.so.1";
     }
     LOG_DEBUG("level-zero lib path: ", ze_lib_info.path);