diff --git a/bin/mangohud.in b/bin/mangohud.in
index 6c3c6e8b..4c5fce72 100755
--- a/bin/mangohud.in
+++ b/bin/mangohud.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fi
 
 MANGOHUD_LIB_NAME="@ld_libdir_mangohud@libMangoHud_opengl.so"
 
-if [ "$1" = "--dlsym" ]; then
+if [ "$1" = "--dlsym" ] || [ "$MANGOHUD_DLSYM" = "1" ]; then
 	MANGOHUD_LIB_NAME="@ld_libdir_mangohud@libMangoHud_dlsym.so:${MANGOHUD_LIB_NAME}"
 	shift
 fi
diff --git a/data/mangohud.1 b/data/mangohud.1
index 27c66a97..fda8aaa5 100644
--- a/data/mangohud.1
+++ b/data/mangohud.1
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ MangoHud can be enabled for Vulkan applications by setting \fBMANGOHUD=1\fR as e
 .br
 To load MangoHud for any application, including OpenGL applications, the \fBmangohud\fR executable can be used. It preloads a library via ld into the application.
 .br
-Note: some OpenGL applications may also need dlsym hooking. This can be done by passing option \fB--dlsym\fR.
+Note: some OpenGL applications may also need dlsym hooking. This can be done by passing option \fB--dlsym\fR or by setting \fBMANGOHUD_DLSYM=1\fR as envrionment variable.
 
 .SH CONFIG
 MangoHud comes with a config file which can be used to set configuration options globally or per application. The priorities of different config files are: