diff --git a/server/core/CMakeLists.txt b/server/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 4dcaced3b..c1606c6e7 100644
--- a/server/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ add_library(maxscale-common SHARED
   dcb.cc
   filter.cc
   externcmd.cc
-  paths.c hashtable.c hint.c housekeeper.c load_utils.c log_manager.cc maxscale_pcre2.c misc.c mlist.c modutil.c monitor.c queuemanager.c query_classifier.cc poll.c random_jkiss.c resultset.c router.cc secrets.c server.c service.c session.c spinlock.c thread.c users.c utils.c skygw_utils.cc statistics.c listener.c ssl.c mysql_utils.c mysql_binlog.c modulecmd.c)
+  paths.cc
+  hashtable.c hint.c housekeeper.c load_utils.c log_manager.cc maxscale_pcre2.c misc.c mlist.c modutil.c monitor.c queuemanager.c query_classifier.cc poll.c random_jkiss.c resultset.c router.cc secrets.c server.c service.c session.c spinlock.c thread.c users.c utils.c skygw_utils.cc statistics.c listener.c ssl.c mysql_utils.c mysql_binlog.c modulecmd.c)
 
 if(WITH_JEMALLOC)
   target_link_libraries(maxscale-common ${JEMALLOC_LIBRARIES})
diff --git a/server/core/paths.c b/server/core/paths.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from server/core/paths.c
rename to server/core/paths.cc