diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bridj/Platform.java b/src/main/java/org/bridj/Platform.java
index 16ad0a6d..eddb3f5b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bridj/Platform.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bridj/Platform.java
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@
  */
 public class Platform {
 
-    static final String osName = System.getProperty("os.name", "");
+    private static final String BRID_J_EXTRACTED_LIBRARIES = "BridJExtractedLibraries";
+	static final String osName = System.getProperty("os.name", "");
     private static boolean inited;
     static final String BridJLibraryName = "bridj";
     public static final int POINTER_SIZE,
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ static void addTemporaryExtractedLibraryFileToDeleteOnExit(File file) throws IOE
         }
 
         try {
-            extractedLibrariesTempDir = createTempDir("BridJExtractedLibraries");
+            extractedLibrariesTempDir = createTempDir(BRID_J_EXTRACTED_LIBRARIES);
             initLibrary();
         } catch (Throwable th) {
             th.printStackTrace();
@@ -690,6 +691,11 @@ static File extractEmbeddedLibraryResource(String name) throws IOException {
                 continue;
             }
             String fileName = new File(libraryResource).getName();
+            
+            if (!extractedLibrariesTempDir.exists()) {
+                extractedLibrariesTempDir = createTempDir(BRID_J_EXTRACTED_LIBRARIES);
+            }
+            
             File libFile = new File(extractedLibrariesTempDir, fileName);
             OutputStream out = new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(libFile));
             while ((len = in.read(b)) > 0) {