diff --git a/abspath.c b/abspath.c
index d032f5dce5..1202cde23d 100644
--- a/abspath.c
+++ b/abspath.c
@@ -289,3 +289,39 @@ char *prefix_filename_except_for_dash(const char *pfx, const char *arg)
 		return xstrdup(arg);
 	return prefix_filename(pfx, arg);
 }
+
+void strbuf_add_absolute_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path)
+{
+	if (!*path)
+		die("The empty string is not a valid path");
+	if (!is_absolute_path(path)) {
+		struct stat cwd_stat, pwd_stat;
+		size_t orig_len = sb->len;
+		char *cwd = xgetcwd();
+		char *pwd = getenv("PWD");
+		if (pwd && strcmp(pwd, cwd) &&
+		    !stat(cwd, &cwd_stat) &&
+		    (cwd_stat.st_dev || cwd_stat.st_ino) &&
+		    !stat(pwd, &pwd_stat) &&
+		    pwd_stat.st_dev == cwd_stat.st_dev &&
+		    pwd_stat.st_ino == cwd_stat.st_ino)
+			strbuf_addstr(sb, pwd);
+		else
+			strbuf_addstr(sb, cwd);
+		if (sb->len > orig_len && !is_dir_sep(sb->buf[sb->len - 1]))
+			strbuf_addch(sb, '/');
+		free(cwd);
+	}
+	strbuf_addstr(sb, path);
+}
+
+void strbuf_add_real_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path)
+{
+	if (sb->len) {
+		struct strbuf resolved = STRBUF_INIT;
+		strbuf_realpath(&resolved, path, 1);
+		strbuf_addbuf(sb, &resolved);
+		strbuf_release(&resolved);
+	} else
+		strbuf_realpath(sb, path, 1);
+}
diff --git a/abspath.h b/abspath.h
index 7cd3de5e9d..4653080d5e 100644
--- a/abspath.h
+++ b/abspath.h
@@ -30,4 +30,25 @@ static inline int is_absolute_path(const char *path)
 	return is_dir_sep(path[0]) || has_dos_drive_prefix(path);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Add a path to a buffer, converting a relative path to an
+ * absolute one in the process.  Symbolic links are not
+ * resolved.
+ */
+void strbuf_add_absolute_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path);
+
+/**
+ * Canonize `path` (make it absolute, resolve symlinks, remove extra
+ * slashes) and append it to `sb`.  Die with an informative error
+ * message if there is a problem.
+ *
+ * The directory part of `path` (i.e., everything up to the last
+ * dir_sep) must denote a valid, existing directory, but the last
+ * component need not exist.
+ *
+ * Callers that don't mind links should use the more lightweight
+ * strbuf_add_absolute_path() instead.
+ */
+void strbuf_add_real_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path);
+
 #endif /* ABSPATH_H */
diff --git a/hook.c b/hook.c
index 76e322f580..2d8706371e 100644
--- a/hook.c
+++ b/hook.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
+#include "abspath.h"
 #include "advice.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "hook.h"
diff --git a/strbuf.c b/strbuf.c
index 729378ec82..c3b6d48797 100644
--- a/strbuf.c
+++ b/strbuf.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
-#include "abspath.h"
 #include "alloc.h"
 #include "environment.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
@@ -899,42 +898,6 @@ void strbuf_humanise_rate(struct strbuf *buf, off_t bytes)
 	strbuf_humanise(buf, bytes, 1);
 }
 
-void strbuf_add_absolute_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path)
-{
-	if (!*path)
-		die("The empty string is not a valid path");
-	if (!is_absolute_path(path)) {
-		struct stat cwd_stat, pwd_stat;
-		size_t orig_len = sb->len;
-		char *cwd = xgetcwd();
-		char *pwd = getenv("PWD");
-		if (pwd && strcmp(pwd, cwd) &&
-		    !stat(cwd, &cwd_stat) &&
-		    (cwd_stat.st_dev || cwd_stat.st_ino) &&
-		    !stat(pwd, &pwd_stat) &&
-		    pwd_stat.st_dev == cwd_stat.st_dev &&
-		    pwd_stat.st_ino == cwd_stat.st_ino)
-			strbuf_addstr(sb, pwd);
-		else
-			strbuf_addstr(sb, cwd);
-		if (sb->len > orig_len && !is_dir_sep(sb->buf[sb->len - 1]))
-			strbuf_addch(sb, '/');
-		free(cwd);
-	}
-	strbuf_addstr(sb, path);
-}
-
-void strbuf_add_real_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path)
-{
-	if (sb->len) {
-		struct strbuf resolved = STRBUF_INIT;
-		strbuf_realpath(&resolved, path, 1);
-		strbuf_addbuf(sb, &resolved);
-		strbuf_release(&resolved);
-	} else
-		strbuf_realpath(sb, path, 1);
-}
-
 int printf_ln(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	int ret;
diff --git a/strbuf.h b/strbuf.h
index 70778c6e10..207efb4f98 100644
--- a/strbuf.h
+++ b/strbuf.h
@@ -535,28 +535,6 @@ int strbuf_getwholeline_fd(struct strbuf *sb, int fd, int term);
  */
 int strbuf_getcwd(struct strbuf *sb);
 
-/**
- * Add a path to a buffer, converting a relative path to an
- * absolute one in the process.  Symbolic links are not
- * resolved.
- */
-void strbuf_add_absolute_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path);
-
-/**
- * Canonize `path` (make it absolute, resolve symlinks, remove extra
- * slashes) and append it to `sb`.  Die with an informative error
- * message if there is a problem.
- *
- * The directory part of `path` (i.e., everything up to the last
- * dir_sep) must denote a valid, existing directory, but the last
- * component need not exist.
- *
- * Callers that don't mind links should use the more lightweight
- * strbuf_add_absolute_path() instead.
- */
-void strbuf_add_real_path(struct strbuf *sb, const char *path);
-
-
 /**
  * Normalize in-place the path contained in the strbuf. See
  * normalize_path_copy() for details. If an error occurs, the contents of "sb"
diff --git a/tempfile.c b/tempfile.c
index 50c377134c..6c88a63b42 100644
--- a/tempfile.c
+++ b/tempfile.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
+#include "abspath.h"
 #include "path.h"
 #include "tempfile.h"
 #include "sigchain.h"
