diff --git a/src/fileio.cpp b/src/fileio.cpp
index 78e946d234..5ddce0570b 100644
--- a/src/fileio.cpp
+++ b/src/fileio.cpp
@@ -264,6 +264,24 @@ bool FioCheckFileExists(const char *filename, Subdirectory subdir)
 	return true;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Test whether the fiven filename exists.
+ * @param filename the file to test.
+ * @return true if and only if the file exists.
+ */
+bool FileExists(const char *filename)
+{
+#if defined(WINCE)
+	/* There is always one platform that doesn't support basic commands... */
+	HANDLE hand = CreateFile(OTTD2FS(filename), 0, 0, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL);
+	if (hand == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) return 1;
+	CloseHandle(hand);
+	return 0;
+#else
+	return access(OTTD2FS(filename), 0) == 0;
+#endif
+}
+
 /**
  * Close a file in a safe way.
  */
diff --git a/src/fios.cpp b/src/fios.cpp
index 37b530cbd4..2856c0c5a0 100644
--- a/src/fios.cpp
+++ b/src/fios.cpp
@@ -186,19 +186,6 @@ bool FiosDelete(const char *name)
 	return unlink(filename) == 0;
 }
 
-bool FileExists(const char *filename)
-{
-#if defined(WINCE)
-	/* There is always one platform that doesn't support basic commands... */
-	HANDLE hand = CreateFile(OTTD2FS(filename), 0, 0, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL);
-	if (hand == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) return 1;
-	CloseHandle(hand);
-	return 0;
-#else
-	return access(OTTD2FS(filename), 0) == 0;
-#endif
-}
-
 typedef FiosType fios_getlist_callback_proc(SaveLoadDialogMode mode, const char *filename, const char *ext, char *title, const char *last);
 
 /**