diff --git a/Extensions/dnSpy.Debugger/dnSpy.Debugger.DotNet.CorDebug/Utilities/DotNetHelpers.cs b/Extensions/dnSpy.Debugger/dnSpy.Debugger.DotNet.CorDebug/Utilities/DotNetHelpers.cs
index 1c9ef41220..399197b5ab 100644
--- a/Extensions/dnSpy.Debugger/dnSpy.Debugger.DotNet.CorDebug/Utilities/DotNetHelpers.cs
+++ b/Extensions/dnSpy.Debugger/dnSpy.Debugger.DotNet.CorDebug/Utilities/DotNetHelpers.cs
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ public static string GetDebugShimFilename(int bitness) {
 			default:	throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(bitness));
 			}
 #elif NET
+			string path = Path.Combine(basePath, filename);
+			// If dnSpy is published, the file will be located in the app directory
+			if (File.Exists(path))
+				return path;
+			// If dnSpy is ran from source, the file will be located in a different directory
 			return Path.Combine(basePath, "runtimes", RuntimeInformation.RuntimeIdentifier, "native", filename);
 #else
 #error Unknown target framework