diff --git a/bin/mangohud.in b/bin/mangohud.in
index 4c5fce72..71f28a45 100755
--- a/bin/mangohud.in
+++ b/bin/mangohud.in
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ fi
 
 MANGOHUD_LIB_NAME="@ld_libdir_mangohud@libMangoHud_opengl.so"
 
-if [ "$1" = "--dlsym" ] || [ "$MANGOHUD_DLSYM" = "1" ]; then
-	MANGOHUD_LIB_NAME="@ld_libdir_mangohud@libMangoHud_dlsym.so:${MANGOHUD_LIB_NAME}"
-	shift
+if [ "$1" = "--dlsym" ]; then
+    MANGOHUD_LIB_NAME="@ld_libdir_mangohud@libMangoHud_dlsym.so:${MANGOHUD_LIB_NAME}"
+    shift  # shift will only be executed if $1 is "--dlsym"
+elif [ "$MANGOHUD_DLSYM" = "1" ]; then
+    MANGOHUD_LIB_NAME="@ld_libdir_mangohud@libMangoHud_dlsym.so:${MANGOHUD_LIB_NAME}"
 fi
 
 if [ "$1" = "--version" ]; then