diff --git a/OpenGL/platform/egl.py b/OpenGL/platform/egl.py
index 8a92d018..1e087eb0 100644
--- a/OpenGL/platform/egl.py
+++ b/OpenGL/platform/egl.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def GL(self):
         try:
             return ctypesloader.loadLibrary(
                 ctypes.cdll,
-                'GL', 
+                'OpenGL', 
                 mode=ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL 
             )
         except OSError: