diff --git a/lua/sqlite/defs.lua b/lua/sqlite/defs.lua
index 06f75e07..3c40bcb1 100644
--- a/lua/sqlite/defs.lua
+++ b/lua/sqlite/defs.lua
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ local clib = (function()
       end
 
       if os.sysname == "Darwin" then
-        return os.machine == "arm64" and "/opt/homebrew/opt/sqlite/lib/libsqlite3.dylib"
+        local homebrew_prefix = luv.os_getenv "HOMEBREW_PREFIX" or "/opt/homebrew"
+        return os.machine == "arm64" and homebrew_prefix .. "/opt/sqlite/lib/libsqlite3.dylib"
           or "/usr/local/opt/sqlite3/lib/libsqlite3.dylib"
       end
     end)()