diff --git a/src/os/unix/mod.rs b/src/os/unix/mod.rs
index 83657a9..2adb966 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/mod.rs
+++ b/src/os/unix/mod.rs
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ impl Library {
     /// a file. Otherwise, platform-specific algorithms are employed to find a library with a
     /// matching file name.
     ///
-    /// This is equivalent to [`Library::open`]`(filename, RTLD_NOW)`.
+    /// This is equivalent to [`Library::open`]`(filename, RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_LOCAL)`.
     ///
     /// [path separator]: std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR
     #[inline]
     pub fn new<P: AsRef<OsStr>>(filename: P) -> Result<Library, crate::Error> {
-        Library::open(Some(filename), RTLD_NOW)
+        Library::open(Some(filename), RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_LOCAL)
     }
 
     /// Eagerly load the `Library` representing the current executable.
@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ impl Library {
     /// Note that behaviour of `Library` loaded with this method is different from
     /// Libraries loaded with [`os::windows::Library::this`].
     ///
-    /// This is equivalent to [`Library::open`]`(None, RTLD_NOW)`.
+    /// This is equivalent to [`Library::open`]`(None, RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_LOCAL)`.
     ///
     /// [`os::windows::Library::this`]: crate::os::windows::Library::this
     #[inline]
     pub fn this() -> Library {
-        Library::open(None::<&OsStr>, RTLD_NOW).expect("this should never fail")
+        Library::open(None::<&OsStr>, RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_LOCAL).expect("this should never fail")
     }
 
     /// Find and load an executable object file (shared library).