diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 750f2669..573f478d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ LIB_SOURCES =	src/libhttp.c						\
 		src/httplib_log_access.c				\
 		src/httplib_master_thread.c				\
 		src/httplib_mkcol.c					\
+		src/httplib_must_hide_file.c				\
 		src/httplib_parse_http_headers.c			\
 		src/httplib_parse_http_message.c			\
 		src/httplib_parse_net.c					\
diff --git a/src/httplib_must_hide_file.c b/src/httplib_must_hide_file.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c9e3bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/httplib_must_hide_file.c
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/* 
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Lammert Bies
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2016 the Civetweb developers
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2013 Sergey Lyubka
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+
+
+#include "libhttp-private.h"
+
+
+
+int XX_httplib_must_hide_file( struct mg_connection *conn, const char *path ) {
+
+	if (conn && conn->ctx) {
+		const char *pw_pattern = "**" PASSWORDS_FILE_NAME "$";
+		const char *pattern = conn->ctx->config[HIDE_FILES];
+		return XX_httplib_match_prefix(pw_pattern, strlen(pw_pattern), path) > 0
+		       || (pattern != NULL
+		           && XX_httplib_match_prefix(pattern, strlen(pattern), path) > 0);
+	}
+	return 0;
+
+}  /* XX_httplib_must_hide_file */
diff --git a/src/libhttp.c b/src/libhttp.c
index e37381b0..cee1890b 100644
--- a/src/libhttp.c
+++ b/src/libhttp.c
@@ -4550,17 +4550,3 @@ int WINCDECL XX_httplib_compare_dir_entries( const void *p1, const void *p2 ) {
 	return (query_string[1] == 'd') ? -cmp_result : cmp_result;
 
 }  /* XX_httplib_compare_dir_entries */
-
-
-int XX_httplib_must_hide_file( struct mg_connection *conn, const char *path ) {
-
-	if (conn && conn->ctx) {
-		const char *pw_pattern = "**" PASSWORDS_FILE_NAME "$";
-		const char *pattern = conn->ctx->config[HIDE_FILES];
-		return XX_httplib_match_prefix(pw_pattern, strlen(pw_pattern), path) > 0
-		       || (pattern != NULL
-		           && XX_httplib_match_prefix(pattern, strlen(pattern), path) > 0);
-	}
-	return 0;
-
-}  /* XX_httplib_must_hide_file */