diff --git a/file.h b/file.h
index d5ea111109..d442d0d844 100644
--- a/file.h
+++ b/file.h
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ bool path_is_absolute(const char *path);
 // E.g.: in_path = "/foo/bar/baz/boo.c", replace = ""     => out_path = "/foo/bar/baz/boo" 
 void fill_pathname(char *out_path, const char *in_path, const char *replace, size_t size);
 
+void fill_dated_filename(char *out_filename, size_t size);
+
 // Appends a filename extension 'replace' to 'in_path', and outputs result in 'out_path'.
 // Assumes in_path has no extension. If an extension is still present in 'in_path', it will be ignored.
 // 'size' is buffer size of 'out_path'.
diff --git a/file_path.c b/file_path.c
index 48eb7edd78..9930d44a4f 100644
--- a/file_path.c
+++ b/file_path.c
@@ -460,6 +460,20 @@ void fill_pathname_parent_dir(char *out_dir, const char *in_dir, size_t size)
    path_parent_dir(out_dir);
 }
 
+void fill_dated_filename(char *out_filename, size_t size)
+{
+   time_t cur_time;
+   time(&cur_time);
+
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB_DEFLATE
+#define IMG_EXT "png"
+#else
+#define IMG_EXT "bmp"
+#endif
+
+   strftime(out_filename, size, "RetroArch-%m%d-%H%M%S." IMG_EXT, localtime(&cur_time));
+}
+
 void path_basedir(char *path)
 {
    if (strlen(path) < 2)
diff --git a/gfx/context/xdk_ctx.c b/gfx/context/xdk_ctx.c
index 383043b0d1..69ed20f441 100644
--- a/gfx/context/xdk_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/context/xdk_ctx.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static void gfx_ctx_xdk_menu_screenshot_dump(void *data)
    char filename[PATH_MAX];
    char shotname[PATH_MAX];
 
-   screenshot_generate_filename(shotname, sizeof(shotname));
+   fill_dated_filename(shotname, sizeof(shotname));
    snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s\\%s", default_paths.screenshots_dir, shotname);
    
 #if defined(_XBOX1)
diff --git a/screenshot.c b/screenshot.c
index c4dee0c435..a20ab693c2 100644
--- a/screenshot.c
+++ b/screenshot.c
@@ -144,20 +144,6 @@ end:
 }
 #endif
 
-void screenshot_generate_filename(char *filename, size_t size)
-{
-   time_t cur_time;
-   time(&cur_time);
-
-#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB_DEFLATE
-#define IMG_EXT "png"
-#else
-#define IMG_EXT "bmp"
-#endif
-
-   strftime(filename, size, "RetroArch-%m%d-%H%M%S." IMG_EXT, localtime(&cur_time));
-}
-
 // Take frame bottom-up.
 bool screenshot_dump(const char *folder, const void *frame,
       unsigned width, unsigned height, int pitch, bool bgr24)
@@ -165,7 +151,7 @@ bool screenshot_dump(const char *folder, const void *frame,
    char filename[PATH_MAX];
    char shotname[PATH_MAX];
 
-   screenshot_generate_filename(shotname, sizeof(shotname));
+   fill_dated_filename(shotname, sizeof(shotname));
    fill_pathname_join(filename, folder, shotname, sizeof(filename));
 
 #ifdef HAVE_ZLIB_DEFLATE