diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/stdafx.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/stdafx.cpp
index 6126d73435..af135133db 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/stdafx.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/stdafx.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,20 @@ std::string format(const char* fmt, ...)
 	return {buffer.data()};
 }
 
+// Helper path to dump texture
+#ifdef _WIN32
+const std::string root_sw("c:\\temp1\\_");
+const std::string root_hw("c:\\temp2\\_");
+#else
+#ifdef _M_AMD64
+const std::string root_sw("/tmp/GS_SW_dump64/");
+const std::string root_hw("/tmp/GS_HW_dump64/");
+#else
+const std::string root_sw("/tmp/GS_SW_dump32/");
+const std::string root_hw("/tmp/GS_HW_dump32/");
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 
 void* vmalloc(size_t size, bool code)
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/stdafx.h b/plugins/GSdx/stdafx.h
index f4c42debb0..4a30e1f052 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/stdafx.h
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/stdafx.h
@@ -430,15 +430,5 @@ struct GLAutoPop {
 #endif
 
 // Helper path to dump texture
-#ifdef _WIN32
-const std::string root_sw("c:\\temp1\\_");
-const std::string root_hw("c:\\temp2\\_");
-#else
-#ifdef _M_AMD64
-const std::string root_sw("/tmp/GS_SW_dump64/");
-const std::string root_hw("/tmp/GS_HW_dump64/");
-#else
-const std::string root_sw("/tmp/GS_SW_dump32/");
-const std::string root_hw("/tmp/GS_HW_dump32/");
-#endif
-#endif
+extern const std::string root_sw;
+extern const std::string root_hw;