diff --git a/src/cc65/input.c b/src/cc65/input.c
index a5a0c7e37..a84d68405 100644
--- a/src/cc65/input.c
+++ b/src/cc65/input.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ void OpenIncludeFile (const char* Name, InputType IT, StringPool *FilesToIgnore)
     }
 
     /* Resolve real path of file in case of a symlink */
-    M = FindAbsolutePath(N);
+    M = FindRealPath(N);
     if (M == 0) {
         PPError ("Cannot resolve absolute path of '%s'", N);
         xfree (N);
diff --git a/src/cc65/preproc.c b/src/cc65/preproc.c
index 4fdb65283..69358bdc3 100644
--- a/src/cc65/preproc.c
+++ b/src/cc65/preproc.c
@@ -2979,7 +2979,7 @@ static void DoPragmaOnce (void)
         AbEnd ("Cannot find the full path for the file %s", Filename);
     }
 
-    const char * const FullPath = FindAbsolutePath(IncludePath);
+    const char * const FullPath = FindRealPath(IncludePath);
 
     if (FullPath == NULL) {
         AbEnd ("Failed to find the full path for the file %s", Filename);
diff --git a/src/common/pathutil.c b/src/common/pathutil.c
index acfea84ec..157e54964 100644
--- a/src/common/pathutil.c
+++ b/src/common/pathutil.c
@@ -3,17 +3,18 @@
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 #   include <windows.h>
+#   include <fileapi.h>
 #   include "xmalloc.h"
 #endif
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 
-char *FindAbsolutePath (const char *Path)
+char *FindRealPath (const char *Path)
 /*
-** Determines the absolute path of the given relative path.
+** Determines the real path the given relative path of an existing file.
 ** If the path points to a symlink, resolves such symlink.
-** The absolute path for the file is stored in a malloced buffer.
-** Returns NULL if some error occured.
+** The real path for the file is stored in a malloced buffer.
+** Returns NULL if the file doesn't exist.
 ** The returned path's separator is system specific.
 */
 {
diff --git a/src/common/pathutil.h b/src/common/pathutil.h
index 50875330e..e86a9c1a0 100644
--- a/src/common/pathutil.h
+++ b/src/common/pathutil.h
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 
-char *FindAbsolutePath (const char *path);
+char *FindRealPath (const char *path);
 /*
-** Determines the absolute path of the given relative path.
+** Determines the real path the given relative path of an existing file.
 ** If the path points to a symlink, resolves such symlink.
-** The absolute path for the file is stored in a malloced buffer.
-** Returns NULL if some error occured.
+** The real path for the file is stored in a malloced buffer.
+** Returns NULL if the file doesn't exist.
 ** The returned path's separator is system specific.
 */