diff --git a/src/c4group/C4Language.cpp b/src/c4group/C4Language.cpp
index a45c254ff..1cf9aa8ee 100644
--- a/src/c4group/C4Language.cpp
+++ b/src/c4group/C4Language.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@
 #include "config/C4Config.h"
 #include "game/C4Game.h"
 
+template<size_t iBufferSize>
+static bool GetRelativePath(const char *strPath, const char *strRelativeTo, char(&strBuffer)[iBufferSize])
+{
+	// Specified path is relative to base path
+	// Copy relative section
+	const char *szCpy;
+	SCopy(szCpy = GetRelativePathS(strPath, strRelativeTo), strBuffer, iBufferSize);
+	// return whether it was made relative
+	return szCpy != strPath;
+}
+
 C4Language Languages;
 
 C4Language::C4Language()
diff --git a/src/platform/StdFile.cpp b/src/platform/StdFile.cpp
index 97f428cd5..9f338c409 100644
--- a/src/platform/StdFile.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/StdFile.cpp
@@ -218,16 +218,6 @@ bool GetParentPath(const char *szFilename, StdStrBuf *outBuf)
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool GetRelativePath(const char *strPath, const char *strRelativeTo, char *strBuffer, int iBufferSize)
-{
-	// Specified path is relative to base path
-	// Copy relative section
-	const char *szCpy;
-	SCopy(szCpy=GetRelativePathS(strPath, strRelativeTo), strBuffer, iBufferSize);
-	// return whether it was made relative
-	return szCpy!=strPath;
-}
-
 const char *GetRelativePathS(const char *strPath, const char *strRelativeTo)
 {
 	// Specified path is relative to base path
diff --git a/src/platform/StdFile.h b/src/platform/StdFile.h
index 41d9a2d83..a54095b23 100644
--- a/src/platform/StdFile.h
+++ b/src/platform/StdFile.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ bool TruncatePath(char *szPath);
 // szBuffer has to be of at least _MAX_PATH length.
 bool GetParentPath(const char *szFilename, char *szBuffer);
 bool GetParentPath(const char *szFilename, StdStrBuf *outBuf);
-bool GetRelativePath(const char *strPath, const char *strRelativeTo, char *strBuffer, int iBufferSize=_MAX_PATH);
 const char *GetRelativePathS(const char *strPath, const char *strRelativeTo);
 bool IsGlobalPath(const char *szPath);