diff --git a/libretro-common/file/file_path.c b/libretro-common/file/file_path.c
index cc16645d02..85131706b4 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/file_path.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/file_path.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ void fill_pathname_noext(char *out_path, const char *in_path,
    retro_assert(strlcat(out_path, replace, size) < size);
 }
 
-static char *find_last_slash(const char *str)
+char *find_last_slash(const char *str)
 {
    const char *slash = strrchr(str, '/');
 #ifdef _WIN32
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/file/file_path.h b/libretro-common/include/file/file_path.h
index 0ac5ffe89b..527cdeebf7 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/file/file_path.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/file/file_path.h
@@ -211,6 +211,16 @@ void fill_dated_filename(char *out_filename,
 void fill_pathname_noext(char *out_path, const char *in_path,
       const char *replace, size_t size);
 
+/**
+ * find_last_slash:
+ * @str : input path
+ *
+ * Gets a pointer to the last slash in the input path.
+ *
+ * Returns: a pointer to the last slash in the input path.
+ **/
+char *find_last_slash(const char *str);
+
 /**
  * fill_pathname_dir:
  * @in_dir             : input directory path