diff --git a/metamod/src/game_support.cpp b/metamod/src/game_support.cpp
index 3708b43..1bc161a 100644
--- a/metamod/src/game_support.cpp
+++ b/metamod/src/game_support.cpp
@@ -106,9 +106,22 @@ const game_modinfo_t g_known_games[] = {
 // Find a modinfo corresponding to the given game name.
 static const game_modinfo_t *lookup_game(const char *name)
 {
+	char temp[MAX_PATH];
+
 	for (auto& known : g_known_games) {
-		if (known.name && !Q_stricmp(known.name, name))
-			return &known;
+		if (known.name && !Q_stricmp(known.name, name)) {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+			const char* knowndll = known.win_dll;
+#else
+			const char* knowndll = known.linux_so;
+#endif
+			if (!knowndll)
+				continue;
+
+			Q_snprintf(temp, sizeof temp, "dlls/%s", knowndll);
+			if (is_file_exists_in_gamedir(temp))
+				return &known;
+		}
 	}
 
 	// no match found
@@ -213,10 +226,6 @@ bool setup_gamedll(gamedll_t *gamedll)
 #endif
 	}
 
-	// Neither override nor known-list found a gamedll.
-	if (!known && !g_config->m_gamedll)
-		return false;
-
 	// Use override-dll if specified.
 	if (g_config->m_gamedll) {
 		Q_strlcpy(gamedll->pathname, g_config->m_gamedll);
diff --git a/metamod/src/utils.cpp b/metamod/src/utils.cpp
index 88ece21..af421d4 100644
--- a/metamod/src/utils.cpp
+++ b/metamod/src/utils.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,29 @@ char* realpath(const char* file_name, char* resolved_name)
 }
 #endif // _WIN32
 
+bool is_file_exists(const char* file)
+{
+	struct stat64 st;
+	int ret = stat64(file, &st);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		META_DEBUG(5, "Unable to stat '%s': %s", file, strerror(errno));
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	int reg = S_ISREG(st.st_mode);
+	if (!reg) {
+		META_DEBUG(5, "Not a regular file: %s", file);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (!st.st_size) {
+		META_DEBUG(5, "Empty file: %s", file);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 // Checks for a non-empty file, relative to the gamedir if necessary.
 // Formerly used LOAD_FILE_FOR_ME, which provided a simple way to check for
 // a file under the gamedir, but which would _also_ look in the sibling
@@ -138,28 +161,7 @@ bool is_file_exists_in_gamedir(const char* path)
 		Q_snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "%s/%s", g_GameDLL.gamedir, path);
 	}
 
-	struct stat64 st;
-	int ret = stat64(buf, &st);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		META_DEBUG(5, "Unable to stat '%s': %s", buf, strerror(errno));
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	int reg = S_ISREG(st.st_mode);
-	if (!reg) {
-		META_DEBUG(5, "Not a regular file: %s", buf);
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	if (!st.st_size) {
-		META_DEBUG(5, "Empty file: %s", buf);
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	if (ret == 0 && reg)
-		return true;
-
-	return false;
+	return is_file_exists(buf);
 }
 
 // Turns path into a full path:
diff --git a/metamod/src/utils.h b/metamod/src/utils.h
index 850419b..98c5428 100644
--- a/metamod/src/utils.h
+++ b/metamod/src/utils.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ void normalize_path(char *path);
 bool is_abs_path(const char *path);
 bool is_valid_path(const char *path);
 bool is_platform_postfix(const char *pf);
+bool is_file_exists(const char *path);
 bool is_file_exists_in_gamedir(const char *path);
 char *full_gamedir_path(const char *path, char (&fullpath)[MAX_PATH]);
 bool mem_compare(const char* addr, const char* pattern, size_t len);