diff --git a/ggml-metal.m b/ggml-metal.m
index 4f3f14e24..cc353f170 100644
--- a/ggml-metal.m
+++ b/ggml-metal.m
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #import "ggml-metal.h"
+#include <objc/objc.h>
 
 #import "ggml.h"
 
@@ -174,9 +175,39 @@ struct ggml_metal_context * ggml_metal_init(int n_cb) {
         NSError * error = nil;
 
         //NSString * path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"../../examples/metal/metal" ofType:@"metal"];
-        NSBundle * bundle = [NSBundle bundleForClass:[GGMLMetalClass class]];
-        NSString * path = [bundle pathForResource:@"ggml-metal" ofType:@"metal"];
-        metal_printf("%s: loading '%s'\n", __func__, [path UTF8String]);
+        const char* v = getenv("GGML_METAL_PATH");
+        NSString * path;
+        BOOL doLegacyCode = false;
+        if (v) {
+          path = [NSString stringWithCString: v encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding];
+          NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
+          BOOL isDir;
+          if ([fileManager fileExistsAtPath:path isDirectory: &isDir]) {
+            if (isDir) {
+                path = [path stringByAppendingString: @"/ggml-metal.metal"];
+                if ([fileManager fileExistsAtPath:path]) { 
+                    fprintf(stderr, "%s: loading '%s'\n", __func__, [path UTF8String]);
+                } else {
+                    // Use original code
+                    doLegacyCode = true;
+                }
+            } else {
+                fprintf(stderr, "%s: loading '%s'\n", __func__, [path UTF8String]);
+            }
+          } else {
+            // Use original code
+            doLegacyCode = true;
+          }
+        } else {
+            // Use original code
+            doLegacyCode = true;            
+        }
+
+        if (doLegacyCode) {
+            NSBundle * bundle = [NSBundle bundleForClass:[GGMLMetalClass class]];
+            path = [bundle pathForResource:@"ggml-metal" ofType:@"metal"];
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s: loading '%s'\n", __func__, [path UTF8String]);
+        }
 
         NSString * src  = [NSString stringWithContentsOfFile:path encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding error:&error];
         if (error) {