diff --git a/modules/renderer/require-handler.ts b/modules/renderer/require-handler.ts
index 29aa6d6..9720364 100644
--- a/modules/renderer/require-handler.ts
+++ b/modules/renderer/require-handler.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,13 @@ overrides.push({
             throw "unknown native module";
 
         const app_path = (remote || electron).app.getAppPath();
-        const target_path = path.join(app_path, "native", "build", os.platform() + "_" + os.arch(), file_mapping[name]);
+        let target_path;
+        if(app_path.endsWith(".asar")) {
+            target_path = path.join(path.dirname(app_path), "native", file_mapping[name]);
+        } else {
+            /* from source code */
+            target_path = path.join(app_path, "native", "build", os.platform() + "_" + os.arch(), file_mapping[name]);
+        }
         return require(target_path);
     }
 });