diff --git a/olsrd/files/olsrd.init b/olsrd/files/olsrd.init
index 7f7aecc..8e562c1 100644
--- a/olsrd/files/olsrd.init
+++ b/olsrd/files/olsrd.init
@@ -473,16 +473,17 @@ olsrd_write_hna6() {
 find_most_recent_plugin_libary()
 {
 	local library="$1"	# e.g. 'olsrd_dyn_gw' or 'olsrd_txtinfo.so.1.1'
-	local file unixtime
+	local file file_fullpath unixtime
 
 	for file in "/lib/$library"* "/usr/lib/$library"* "/usr/local/lib/$library"*; do {
 		[ -f "$file" ] && {
+			file_fullpath="$file"
 			file="$( basename "$file" )"
 			# make sure that we do not select
 			# 'olsrd_dyn_gw_plain.so.0.4' if user wants
 			# 'olsrd_dyn_gw.so.0.5' -> compare part before 1st dot
 			[ "${library%%.*}" = "${file%%.*}" ] && {
-				unixtime="$( date +%s -r "$file" )"
+				unixtime="$( date +%s -r "$file_fullpath" )"
 				echo "$unixtime $file"
 			}
 		}