diff --git a/TSRM/tsrm_win32.c b/TSRM/tsrm_win32.c
index a8a8274f45b..10957871936 100644
--- a/TSRM/tsrm_win32.c
+++ b/TSRM/tsrm_win32.c
@@ -374,4 +374,13 @@ TSRM_API int shmctl(int key, int cmd, struct shmid_ds *buf) {
 			return -1;
 	}
 }
+
+TSRM_API char *realpath(char *orig_path, char *buffer)
+{
+		    int ret = GetFullPathName(orig_path, _MAX_PATH, buffer, NULL);
+			    if(!ret || ret > _MAX_PATH) {
+						        return NULL;
+								    }
+				    return buffer;
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/TSRM/tsrm_win32.h b/TSRM/tsrm_win32.h
index 303e1052037..ffed2d559e5 100644
--- a/TSRM/tsrm_win32.h
+++ b/TSRM/tsrm_win32.h
@@ -102,4 +102,5 @@ TSRM_API void *shmat(int key, const void *shmaddr, int flags);
 TSRM_API int shmdt(const void *shmaddr);
 TSRM_API int shmctl(int key, int cmd, struct shmid_ds *buf);
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+TSRM_API char *realpath(char *orig_path, char *buffer);
+#endif