diff --git a/basis/alien/libraries/finder/finder.factor b/basis/alien/libraries/finder/finder.factor
index 681c605d32..5ea6640985 100644
--- a/basis/alien/libraries/finder/finder.factor
+++ b/basis/alien/libraries/finder/finder.factor
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-
-USING: combinators kernel system vocabs alien.libraries ;
+USING: combinators kernel sequences system vocabs
+alien.libraries ;
 IN: alien.libraries.finder
 
 HOOK: find-library* os ( name -- path/f )
 
 : find-library ( name -- path/library-not-found )
     dup find-library* [ nip ] when* ;
+    
+: find-library-from-list ( seq -- path/f )
+    [ find-library* ] map [ ] find nip ;
 
 {
     { [ os macosx?  ] [ "alien.libraries.finder.macosx"  ] }