diff --git a/intern/ghost/GHOST_C-api.h b/intern/ghost/GHOST_C-api.h
index a819713df88..c4a2da5e7de 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/GHOST_C-api.h
+++ b/intern/ghost/GHOST_C-api.h
@@ -763,12 +763,12 @@ extern GHOST_TSuccess GHOST_ClipRectangle(GHOST_RectangleHandle rectanglehandle,
  * Return the data from the clipboad
  * @return clipboard data
  */
-extern GHOST_TUns8* getClipboard(int flag);
+extern GHOST_TUns8* GHOST_getClipboard(int flag);
 
 /**
  * Put data to the Clipboard
  */
-extern void putClipboard(GHOST_TInt8 *buffer, int flag);
+extern void GHOST_putClipboard(GHOST_TInt8 *buffer, int flag);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_C-api.cpp b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_C-api.cpp
index 6943e85f12f..60634eeff8c 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_C-api.cpp
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_C-api.cpp
@@ -803,13 +803,13 @@ GHOST_TSuccess GHOST_ClipRectangle(GHOST_RectangleHandle rectanglehandle,
 	return result;
 }
 
-GHOST_TUns8* getClipboard(int flag)
+GHOST_TUns8* GHOST_getClipboard(int flag)
 {
 	GHOST_ISystem* system = GHOST_ISystem::getSystem();
 	return system->getClipboard(flag);
 }
 
-void putClipboard(GHOST_TInt8 *buffer, int flag)
+void GHOST_putClipboard(GHOST_TInt8 *buffer, int flag)
 {
 	GHOST_ISystem* system = GHOST_ISystem::getSystem();
 	system->putClipboard(buffer, flag);
diff --git a/source/blender/src/drawtext.c b/source/blender/src/drawtext.c
index b41bffcfa6f..a63e23b9886 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/drawtext.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/drawtext.c
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@
 
 #include "mydevice.h"
 #include "blendef.h" 
-
-#include "GHOST_C-api.h"
+#include "winlay.h"
 
 #define TEXTXLOC	38
 
@@ -1363,7 +1362,7 @@ void txt_paste_clipboard(Text *text) {
 
 void get_selection_buffer(Text *text)
 {
-	char *buff = (char*)getClipboard(1);
+	char *buff = getClipboard(1);
 	txt_insert_buf(text, buff);
 }
 
@@ -1376,7 +1375,7 @@ void txt_copy_clipboard(Text *text) {
 		copybuffer[bufferlength] = '\0';
 		temp = winNewLine(copybuffer);
 		
-		putClipboard((GHOST_TInt8*)temp, 0);
+		putClipboard(temp, 0);
 		MEM_freeN(temp);
 		MEM_freeN(copybuffer);
 		copybuffer= NULL;
@@ -1539,7 +1538,7 @@ void winqreadtextspace(ScrArea *sa, void *spacedata, BWinEvent *evt)
 				do_selection(st, G.qual&LR_SHIFTKEY);
 				if (txt_has_sel(text)) {
 					buffer = txt_sel_to_buf(text);
-					putClipboard((GHOST_TInt8*)buffer, 1);
+					putClipboard(buffer, 1);
 					MEM_freeN(buffer);
 				}
 				do_draw= 1;
diff --git a/source/blender/src/ghostwinlay.c b/source/blender/src/ghostwinlay.c
index 03e3742559b..05eb7cb50ab 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/ghostwinlay.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/ghostwinlay.c
@@ -833,3 +833,11 @@ void winlay_get_screensize(int *width_r, int *height_r) {
 Window *winlay_get_active_window(void) {
 	return active_gl_window;
 }
+
+char *getClipboard(int flag) {
+	return (char*)GHOST_getClipboard(flag);
+}
+
+void putClipboard(char *buffer, int flag) {
+	GHOST_putClipboard((GHOST_TInt8*)buffer, flag);
+}
diff --git a/source/blender/src/winlay.h b/source/blender/src/winlay.h
index 2fdc2c70ac3..aecc1a97a42 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/winlay.h
+++ b/source/blender/src/winlay.h
@@ -86,3 +86,9 @@ Window*	winlay_get_active_window(void);
 void	winlay_process_events	(int wait_for_event);
 
 void	winlay_get_screensize	(int *width_r, int *height_r);
+
+	/* Copy and paste functions in ghostwinlay.c */
+
+char *getClipboard(int flag);
+
+void putClipboard(char *buffer, int flag);