diff --git a/libnativeloader/native_loader.cpp b/libnativeloader/native_loader.cpp
index 74f2f1d..ebd6d4b 100644
--- a/libnativeloader/native_loader.cpp
+++ b/libnativeloader/native_loader.cpp
@@ -183,6 +183,11 @@
         return false;
       }
 
+      if (!NativeBridgeLinkNamespaces(ns, nullptr, public_libraries_.c_str())) {
+          *error_msg = NativeBridgeGetError();
+          return false;
+      }
+
       native_loader_ns = NativeLoaderNamespace(ns);
     }
 
@@ -324,10 +329,10 @@
 
     // and now initialize native bridge namespaces if necessary.
     if (NativeBridgeInitialized()) {
-      initialized_ = NativeBridgeInitNamespace(public_libraries_.c_str(),
-                                               is_native_bridge ? library_path : nullptr);
-      if (!initialized_) {
-        *error_msg = NativeBridgeGetError();
+        initialized_ = NativeBridgeInitAnonymousNamespace(
+            public_libraries_.c_str(), is_native_bridge ? library_path : nullptr);
+        if (!initialized_) {
+            *error_msg = NativeBridgeGetError();
       }
     }