diff --git a/fuse/host_cgo.go b/fuse/host_cgo.go
index 7a3c65a..d2001ff 100644
--- a/fuse/host_cgo.go
+++ b/fuse/host_cgo.go
@@ -169,9 +169,14 @@ static void *cgofuse_init_fuse(void)
 	if (0 == (*(void **)&(pfn_ ## n) = dlsym(h, #n)))\
 		return 0;
 
-	void *h;
+	void *h = 0;
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
-	h = dlopen("/usr/local/lib/libfuse.2.dylib", RTLD_NOW); // MacFUSE/OSXFuse >= v4
+	// runtime path for bundled dylib in e.g. Awesome.app/Contents/Frameworks/libfuse.dylib
+	const char *dylib_path = getenv("CGOFUSE_LIBFUSE_PATH");
+	if(0 != dylib_path)
+		h = dlopen(dylib_path, RTLD_NOW);
+	if (0 == h)
+		h = dlopen("/usr/local/lib/libfuse.2.dylib", RTLD_NOW); // MacFUSE/OSXFuse >= v4
 	if (0 == h)
 		h = dlopen("/usr/local/lib/libosxfuse.2.dylib", RTLD_NOW); // MacFUSE/OSXFuse < v4
 	if (0 == h)