diff --git a/os-posix.c b/os-posix.c
index 01dbec2e36..621ad062b0 100644
--- a/os-posix.c
+++ b/os-posix.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
 
 /* Needed early for CONFIG_BSD etc. */
 #include "config-host.h"
@@ -66,3 +67,66 @@ void os_setup_signal_handling(void)
     act.sa_flags = SA_NOCLDSTOP;
     sigaction(SIGCHLD, &act, NULL);
 }
+
+/* Find a likely location for support files using the location of the binary.
+   For installed binaries this will be "$bindir/../share/qemu".  When
+   running from the build tree this will be "$bindir/../pc-bios".  */
+#define SHARE_SUFFIX "/share/qemu"
+#define BUILD_SUFFIX "/pc-bios"
+char *os_find_datadir(const char *argv0)
+{
+    char *dir;
+    char *p = NULL;
+    char *res;
+    char buf[PATH_MAX];
+    size_t max_len;
+
+#if defined(__linux__)
+    {
+        int len;
+        len = readlink("/proc/self/exe", buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
+        if (len > 0) {
+            buf[len] = 0;
+            p = buf;
+        }
+    }
+#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
+    {
+        static int mib[4] = {CTL_KERN, KERN_PROC, KERN_PROC_PATHNAME, -1};
+        size_t len = sizeof(buf) - 1;
+
+        *buf = '\0';
+        if (!sysctl(mib, sizeof(mib)/sizeof(*mib), buf, &len, NULL, 0) &&
+            *buf) {
+            buf[sizeof(buf) - 1] = '\0';
+            p = buf;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+    /* If we don't have any way of figuring out the actual executable
+       location then try argv[0].  */
+    if (!p) {
+        p = realpath(argv0, buf);
+        if (!p) {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+    dir = dirname(p);
+    dir = dirname(dir);
+
+    max_len = strlen(dir) +
+        MAX(strlen(SHARE_SUFFIX), strlen(BUILD_SUFFIX)) + 1;
+    res = qemu_mallocz(max_len);
+    snprintf(res, max_len, "%s%s", dir, SHARE_SUFFIX);
+    if (access(res, R_OK)) {
+        snprintf(res, max_len, "%s%s", dir, BUILD_SUFFIX);
+        if (access(res, R_OK)) {
+            qemu_free(res);
+            res = NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return res;
+}
+#undef SHARE_SUFFIX
+#undef BUILD_SUFFIX
diff --git a/os-win32.c b/os-win32.c
index a936f7ad22..17585385c3 100644
--- a/os-win32.c
+++ b/os-win32.c
@@ -181,3 +181,26 @@ void os_setup_early_signal_handling(void)
         }
     }
 }
+
+/* Look for support files in the same directory as the executable.  */
+char *os_find_datadir(const char *argv0)
+{
+    char *p;
+    char buf[MAX_PATH];
+    DWORD len;
+
+    len = GetModuleFileName(NULL, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
+    if (len == 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    buf[len] = 0;
+    p = buf + len - 1;
+    while (p != buf && *p != '\\')
+        p--;
+    *p = 0;
+    if (access(buf, R_OK) == 0) {
+        return qemu_strdup(buf);
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/sysemu.h b/sysemu.h
index bb05cf40a5..72f373425c 100644
--- a/sysemu.h
+++ b/sysemu.h
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ int qemu_loadvm_state(QEMUFile *f);
 /* SLIRP */
 void do_info_slirp(Monitor *mon);
 
+/* OS specific functions */
 void os_setup_early_signal_handling(void);
+char *os_find_datadir(const char *argv0);
 
 typedef enum DisplayType
 {
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 807da7b972..484cc44ae5 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1986,95 +1986,6 @@ static int balloon_parse(const char *arg)
     return -1;
 }
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-/* Look for support files in the same directory as the executable.  */
-static char *find_datadir(const char *argv0)
-{
-    char *p;
-    char buf[MAX_PATH];
-    DWORD len;
-
-    len = GetModuleFileName(NULL, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
-    if (len == 0) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    buf[len] = 0;
-    p = buf + len - 1;
-    while (p != buf && *p != '\\')
-        p--;
-    *p = 0;
-    if (access(buf, R_OK) == 0) {
-        return qemu_strdup(buf);
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-#else /* !_WIN32 */
-
-/* Find a likely location for support files using the location of the binary.
-   For installed binaries this will be "$bindir/../share/qemu".  When
-   running from the build tree this will be "$bindir/../pc-bios".  */
-#define SHARE_SUFFIX "/share/qemu"
-#define BUILD_SUFFIX "/pc-bios"
-static char *find_datadir(const char *argv0)
-{
-    char *dir;
-    char *p = NULL;
-    char *res;
-    char buf[PATH_MAX];
-    size_t max_len;
-
-#if defined(__linux__)
-    {
-        int len;
-        len = readlink("/proc/self/exe", buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
-        if (len > 0) {
-            buf[len] = 0;
-            p = buf;
-        }
-    }
-#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
-    {
-        static int mib[4] = {CTL_KERN, KERN_PROC, KERN_PROC_PATHNAME, -1};
-        size_t len = sizeof(buf) - 1;
-
-        *buf = '\0';
-        if (!sysctl(mib, sizeof(mib)/sizeof(*mib), buf, &len, NULL, 0) &&
-            *buf) {
-            buf[sizeof(buf) - 1] = '\0';
-            p = buf;
-        }
-    }
-#endif
-    /* If we don't have any way of figuring out the actual executable
-       location then try argv[0].  */
-    if (!p) {
-        p = realpath(argv0, buf);
-        if (!p) {
-            return NULL;
-        }
-    }
-    dir = dirname(p);
-    dir = dirname(dir);
-
-    max_len = strlen(dir) +
-        MAX(strlen(SHARE_SUFFIX), strlen(BUILD_SUFFIX)) + 1;
-    res = qemu_mallocz(max_len);
-    snprintf(res, max_len, "%s%s", dir, SHARE_SUFFIX);
-    if (access(res, R_OK)) {
-        snprintf(res, max_len, "%s%s", dir, BUILD_SUFFIX);
-        if (access(res, R_OK)) {
-            qemu_free(res);
-            res = NULL;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return res;
-}
-#undef SHARE_SUFFIX
-#undef BUILD_SUFFIX
-#endif
-
 char *qemu_find_file(int type, const char *name)
 {
     int len;
@@ -3223,7 +3134,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     /* If no data_dir is specified then try to find it relative to the
        executable path.  */
     if (!data_dir) {
-        data_dir = find_datadir(argv[0]);
+        data_dir = os_find_datadir(argv[0]);
     }
     /* If all else fails use the install patch specified when building.  */
     if (!data_dir) {