diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cf14f5c4..77f3ce12 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ LIB_SOURCES =	src/libhttp.c						\
 		src/httplib_parse_range_header.c			\
 		src/httplib_prepare_cgi_environment.c			\
 		src/httplib_print_dir_entry.c				\
+		src/httplib_printf.c					\
 		src/httplib_process_new_connection.c			\
 		src/httplib_produce_socket.c				\
 		src/httplib_put_dir.c					\
diff --git a/src/httplib_printf.c b/src/httplib_printf.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd637c3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/httplib_printf.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 mg_printf( struct mg_connection *conn, const char *fmt, ... ) {
+
+	va_list ap;
+	int result;
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	result = XX_httplib_vprintf(conn, fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+
+	return result;
+
+}  /* mg_printf */
diff --git a/src/libhttp.c b/src/libhttp.c
index 193b65c0..82322b2f 100644
--- a/src/libhttp.c
+++ b/src/libhttp.c
@@ -3167,17 +3167,3 @@ int XX_httplib_vprintf( struct mg_connection *conn, const char *fmt, va_list ap
 	return len;
 
 }  /* XX_httplib_vprintf */
-
-
-int mg_printf( struct mg_connection *conn, const char *fmt, ... ) {
-
-	va_list ap;
-	int result;
-
-	va_start(ap, fmt);
-	result = XX_httplib_vprintf(conn, fmt, ap);
-	va_end(ap);
-
-	return result;
-
-}  /* mg_printf */