diff --git a/code/sys/new/sys_main_new.c b/code/sys/new/sys_main_new.c
index 1e0788d9..fd1f6549 100644
--- a/code/sys/new/sys_main_new.c
+++ b/code/sys/new/sys_main_new.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ void* Sys_GetGameAPI(void* parms)
     apppath = Cvar_VariableString("fs_apppath");
 #endif
 
-    fn = FS_BuildOSPath(basepath, gamedir, gamename);
+    fn = FS_BuildOSPath(basepath, com_basegame->string, gamename);
 
     game_library = Sys_LoadLibrary(fn);
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ void* Sys_GetCGameAPI(void* parms)
     apppath = Cvar_VariableString("fs_apppath");
 #endif
 
-    fn = FS_BuildOSPath(basepath, gamedir, gamename);
+    fn = FS_BuildOSPath(basepath, com_basegame->string, gamename);
 
     cgame_library = Sys_LoadLibrary(fn);