diff --git a/lib/path.cpp b/lib/path.cpp
index 56458d3fb..9d45da382 100644
--- a/lib/path.cpp
+++ b/lib/path.cpp
@@ -110,15 +110,14 @@ bool Path::sameFileName(const std::string &fname1, const std::string &fname2)
 {
 #if defined(__linux__) || defined(__sun)
     return bool(fname1 == fname2);
-#endif
-#ifdef __GNUC__
+#elif defined(__GNUC__)
     return bool(strcasecmp(fname1.c_str(), fname2.c_str()) == 0);
-#endif
-#ifdef __BORLANDC__
+#elif defined(__BORLANDC__)
     return bool(stricmp(fname1.c_str(), fname2.c_str()) == 0);
-#endif
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
     return bool(_stricmp(fname1.c_str(), fname2.c_str()) == 0);
+#else
+    #error Platform filename compare function needed
 #endif
 }