diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7a891445..9882f7ce 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
   "libusb1",
+  "libusb-package",
   "opendbc @ git+https://github.com/commaai/opendbc.git@master#egg=opendbc",
 
   # runtime dependency on comma four
diff --git a/python/__init__.py b/python/__init__.py
index 4ede7517..248d98bb 100644
--- a/python/__init__.py
+++ b/python/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import usb1
 import struct
 import hashlib
 import binascii
+import ctypes
 from functools import wraps, partial
 from itertools import accumulate
 
@@ -18,6 +19,14 @@ from .spi import PandaSpiHandle, PandaSpiException, PandaProtocolMismatch
 from .usb import PandaUsbHandle
 from .utils import logger
 
+# load libusb from pip package
+try:
+  import libusb_package
+  usb1._libusb1.loadLibrary(ctypes.CDLL(str(libusb_package.get_library_path())))
+except ImportError:
+  # TODO: remove this on next AGNOS update
+  pass
+
 __version__ = '0.0.10'
 
 CANPACKET_HEAD_SIZE = 0x6
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 1cb6260d..13308a5b 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ elif [[ $PLATFORM == "Linux" ]]; then
 
   sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     curl ca-certificates gcc git \
-    libusb-1.0-0 \
     python3-dev
 else
   echo "WARNING: unsupported platform. skipping apt/brew install."