diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Utils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Utils.java
index de29e8f74..64f4d058b 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Utils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Utils.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.android.inputmethod.compat.InputMethodSubtypeCompatWrapper;
 import com.android.inputmethod.compat.InputTypeCompatUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.Keyboard;
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.KeyboardId;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.define.JniLibName;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
@@ -691,9 +692,13 @@ public class Utils {
 
     public static void loadNativeLibrary() {
         try {
-            System.loadLibrary("jni_latinime");
+            System.loadLibrary(JniLibName.JNI_LIB_NAME);
         } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError ule) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "Could not load native library jni_latinime");
+            Log.e(TAG, "Could not load native library " + JniLibName.JNI_LIB_NAME);
+            if (LatinImeLogger.sDBG) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(
+                        "Could not load native library " + JniLibName.JNI_LIB_NAME);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/define/JniLibName.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/define/JniLibName.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e94a3c07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/define/JniLibName.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+ * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ * the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+ * the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.inputmethod.latin.define;
+
+public class JniLibName {
+    public static final String JNI_LIB_NAME = "jni_latinime";
+}