diff --git a/src/util/vfs.c b/src/util/vfs.c
index 038c4ba25..b06db9c01 100644
--- a/src/util/vfs.c
+++ b/src/util/vfs.c
@@ -16,3 +16,31 @@ ssize_t VFileReadline(struct VFile* vf, char* buffer, size_t size) {
 	}
 	return buffer[bytesRead] = '\0';
 }
+
+struct VFile* VDirOptionalOpenFile(struct VDir* dir, const char* realPath, const char* prefix, const char* suffix, int mode) {
+	char path[PATH_MAX];
+	path[PATH_MAX - 1] = '\0';
+	struct VFile* vf;
+	if (!dir) {
+		if (!realPath) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		char* dotPoint = strrchr(realPath, '.');
+		if (dotPoint - realPath + 1 >= PATH_MAX - 1) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		if (dotPoint > strrchr(realPath, '/')) {
+			int len = dotPoint - realPath;
+			strncpy(path, realPath, len);
+			path[len] = 0;
+			strncat(path + len, suffix, PATH_MAX - len - 1);
+		} else {
+			snprintf(path, PATH_MAX - 1, "%s%s", realPath, suffix);
+		}
+		vf = VFileOpen(path, mode);
+	} else {
+		snprintf(path, PATH_MAX - 1, "%s%s", prefix, suffix);
+		vf = dir->openFile(dir, path, mode);
+	}
+	return vf;
+}
diff --git a/src/util/vfs/vfs-dirent.c b/src/util/vfs/vfs-dirent.c
index 4d69e8353..37b07561b 100644
--- a/src/util/vfs/vfs-dirent.c
+++ b/src/util/vfs/vfs-dirent.c
@@ -51,34 +51,6 @@ struct VDir* VDirOpen(const char* path) {
 	return &vd->d;
 }
 
-struct VFile* VDirOptionalOpenFile(struct VDir* dir, const char* realPath, const char* prefix, const char* suffix, int mode) {
-	char path[PATH_MAX];
-	path[PATH_MAX - 1] = '\0';
-	struct VFile* vf;
-	if (!dir) {
-		if (!realPath) {
-			return 0;
-		}
-		char* dotPoint = strrchr(realPath, '.');
-		if (dotPoint - realPath + 1 >= PATH_MAX - 1) {
-			return 0;
-		}
-		if (dotPoint > strrchr(realPath, '/')) {
-			int len = dotPoint - realPath;
-			strncpy(path, realPath, len);
-			path[len] = 0;
-			strncat(path + len, suffix, PATH_MAX - len - 1);
-		} else {
-			snprintf(path, PATH_MAX - 1, "%s%s", realPath, suffix);
-		}
-		vf = VFileOpen(path, mode);
-	} else {
-		snprintf(path, PATH_MAX - 1, "%s%s", prefix, suffix);
-		vf = dir->openFile(dir, path, mode);
-	}
-	return vf;
-}
-
 struct VFile* VDirOptionalOpenIncrementFile(struct VDir* dir, const char* realPath, const char* prefix, const char* infix, const char* suffix, int mode) {
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
 	path[PATH_MAX - 1] = '\0';