diff --git a/src/coffi/ffi.clj b/src/coffi/ffi.clj
index a128b07..2cbb4b7 100644
--- a/src/coffi/ffi.clj
+++ b/src/coffi/ffi.clj
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
 (defn- find-symbol
   "Gets the [[MemoryAddress]] of a symbol from the loaded libraries."
   [sym]
-  (.. (CLinker/systemLookup) (lookup sym) (get)))
+  (.. (CLinker/systemLookup) (lookup sym) (orElse nil)))
 
 (defn- method-type
   "Gets the [[MethodType]] for a set of `args` and `ret` types."