diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-metal/ggml-metal.m b/ggml/src/ggml-metal/ggml-metal.m
index 093ae9000..9573a16b3 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-metal/ggml-metal.m
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-metal/ggml-metal.m
@@ -507,6 +507,34 @@ static struct ggml_backend_metal_context * ggml_metal_init(ggml_backend_dev_t de
 #endif
 
         NSString * path_lib = [bundle pathForResource:@"default" ofType:@"metallib"];
+        if (path_lib == nil) {
+            // Try to find the resource in the directory where the current binary located.
+            NSString *currentBinary = [[NSProcessInfo processInfo] arguments][0];
+            NSString *binDir = [currentBinary stringByDeletingLastPathComponent];
+            NSString *defaultMetalibPath = [NSString pathWithComponents:@[binDir, @"default.metallib"]];
+            NSDictionary *atts = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] attributesOfItemAtPath:defaultMetalibPath error:&error];
+            if (error) {
+                GGML_METAL_LOG_ERROR("%s: error: %s\n", __func__, [[error description] UTF8String]);
+                return NULL;
+            }
+            if (!atts) {
+                GGML_METAL_LOG_ERROR("%s: error: src path attribute is NULL\n", __func__);
+                return NULL;
+            }
+            if (atts[NSFileType] == NSFileTypeSymbolicLink) {
+                // Optionally, if this is a symlink, try to resolve it.
+                defaultMetalibPath = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] destinationOfSymbolicLinkAtPath:defaultMetalibPath error:&error];
+                if (error) {
+                    GGML_METAL_LOG_ERROR("%s: error: %s\n", __func__, [[error description] UTF8String]);
+                    return NULL;
+                }
+                if (defaultMetalibPath && [defaultMetalibPath length] > 0 && ![[defaultMetalibPath substringToIndex:1] isEqualToString:@"/"]) {
+                    defaultMetalibPath = [NSString pathWithComponents:@[binDir, defaultMetalibPath]];
+                }
+            }
+            path_lib = defaultMetalibPath;
+        }
+
         if (try_metallib && path_lib != nil) {
             // pre-compiled library found
             NSURL * libURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:path_lib];