diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/stats_scan/character_scan_job.cpp b/code/ryzom/tools/stats_scan/character_scan_job.cpp
index 47593ba81..9d5d66ee8 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/stats_scan/character_scan_job.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/stats_scan/character_scan_job.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "nel/misc/variable.h"
 #include "nel/misc/path.h"
+#include "nel/misc/common.h"
 
 #include "game_share/persistent_data.h"
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ CCharacterScanJob::CCharacterScanJob()
 
 	// open the output file for the character table
 	std::string filename= "char_tbl.csv";
-	_CharTblFile = nlfopen(filename, "wb");
+	_CharTblFile = NLMISC::nlfopen(filename, "wb");
 	if (_CharTblFile==NULL)
 	{
 		nlwarning("Failed to open output file: %s",filename.c_str());
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ CCharacterScanJob::~CCharacterScanJob()
 	{
 		// create the output file name and open the file for writing
 		std::string filename="char_stats_"+(*it).first+".csv";
-		FILE* f = nlfopen(filename, "wb");
+		FILE* f = NLMISC::nlfopen(filename, "wb");
 		if (f==NULL)
 		{
 			nlwarning("Failed to open output file: %s",filename.c_str());