diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 98ebc2de..7ee56340 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ datadog/maven/resources
 .history
 .claude/settings.local.json
 /jmh-*
+build_output.log
diff --git a/ddprof-lib/src/main/cpp/libraryPatcher_linux.cpp b/ddprof-lib/src/main/cpp/libraryPatcher_linux.cpp
index 3f6b7a0b..6759522e 100644
--- a/ddprof-lib/src/main/cpp/libraryPatcher_linux.cpp
+++ b/ddprof-lib/src/main/cpp/libraryPatcher_linux.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ SpinLock LibraryPatcher::_lock;
 const char* LibraryPatcher::_profiler_name = nullptr;
 PatchEntry LibraryPatcher::_patched_entries[MAX_NATIVE_LIBS];
 int        LibraryPatcher::_size = 0;
+static char _profiler_path[PATH_MAX];
 
 void LibraryPatcher::initialize() {
   if (_profiler_name == nullptr) {
@@ -23,7 +24,11 @@ void LibraryPatcher::initialize() {
     void* caller_address = __builtin_return_address(0); // Get return address of caller
     bool ret = dladdr(caller_address, &info);
     assert(ret);
-    _profiler_name = realpath(info.dli_fname, nullptr);
+    _profiler_name = realpath(info.dli_fname, _profiler_path);
+    if (_profiler_name == nullptr) {
+      // realpath() failed, fall back to original path
+      _profiler_name = info.dli_fname;
+    }
     _size = 0;
   }
 }