diff --git a/lib/path.cpp b/lib/path.cpp
index bad593e98..e81d385ef 100644
--- a/lib/path.cpp
+++ b/lib/path.cpp
@@ -223,15 +223,15 @@ bool Path::isHeader(const std::string &path)
 std::string Path::getAbsoluteFilePath(const std::string& filePath)
 {
     std::string absolute_path;
-#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__sun) || defined(__hpux) || defined(__GNUC__)
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    char absolute[_MAX_PATH];
+    if (_fullpath(absolute, filePath.c_str(), _MAX_PATH))
+        absolute_path = absolute;
+#elif defined(__linux__) || defined(__sun) || defined(__hpux) || defined(__GNUC__)
     char * absolute = realpath(filePath.c_str(), NULL);
     if (absolute)
         absolute_path = absolute;
     free(absolute);
-#elif defined(_WIN32)
-    char absolute[_MAX_PATH];
-    if (_fullpath(absolute, filePath.c_str(), _MAX_PATH))
-        absolute_path = absolute;
 #else
 #error Platform absolute path function needed
 #endif