diff --git a/libraries.module b/libraries.module
index d843bcd..8f6164e 100644
--- a/libraries.module
+++ b/libraries.module
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ function libraries_get_path($name, $base_path = FALSE) {
  */
 function libraries_get_libraries() {
   $searchdir = array();
-  $profile = drupal_get_path('profile', drupal_get_profile());
   $config = conf_path();
 
   // Similar to 'modules' and 'themes' directories in the root directory,
@@ -85,7 +84,17 @@ function libraries_get_libraries() {
   // Similar to 'modules' and 'themes' directories inside an installation
   // profile, installation profiles may want to place libraries into a
   // 'libraries' directory.
-  $searchdir[] = "$profile/libraries";
+  $profiles = drupal_get_profiles();
+
+  // Reverse the installed installation profiles allowing for a
+  // child profile to override a parent's libraries.
+  $profiles = array_reverse($profiles);
+
+  // Create and append each profile as its own path in the search array.
+  foreach ($profiles as $profile) {
+    $profile_path = drupal_get_path('profile', $profile);
+    $searchdir[] = "$profile_path/libraries";
+  }
 
   // Always search sites/all/libraries.
   $searchdir[] = 'sites/all/libraries';