diff --git a/Source/cmFindLibraryCommand.cxx b/Source/cmFindLibraryCommand.cxx
index 6b8b105e3..b2211607f 100644
--- a/Source/cmFindLibraryCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmFindLibraryCommand.cxx
@@ -263,6 +263,16 @@ std::string cmFindLibraryCommand::FindLibrary(const char* name)
       }
     if(!onlyFrameworks)
       {
+      // Try the original library name as specified by the user.
+      tryPath = *p;
+      tryPath += name;
+      if(cmSystemTools::FileExists(tryPath.c_str(), true))
+        {
+        tryPath = cmSystemTools::CollapseFullPath(tryPath.c_str());
+        cmSystemTools::ConvertToUnixSlashes(tryPath);
+        return tryPath;
+        }
+
       // Try various library naming conventions.
       for(std::vector<std::string>::iterator prefix = prefixes.begin();
           prefix != prefixes.end(); ++prefix)