diff --git a/openmp/libompd/gdb-plugin/ompd/__init__.py b/openmp/libompd/gdb-plugin/ompd/__init__.py
index b9f572dce8dce..ab30e65392ea2 100644
--- a/openmp/libompd/gdb-plugin/ompd/__init__.py
+++ b/openmp/libompd/gdb-plugin/ompd/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     try:
-        sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+        sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
         import ompd