diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/file/file.c b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/file/file.c
index c3cd32c009b..066f3570072 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/file/file.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/file/file.c
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ DEBUG_CHANNEL(kernel32file);
 /* GLOBALS ******************************************************************/
 
 BOOL bIsFileApiAnsi = TRUE; // set the file api to ansi or oem
+PRTL_CONVERT_STRING Basep8BitStringToUnicodeString = RtlAnsiStringToUnicodeString;
+PRTL_CONVERT_STRINGA BasepUnicodeStringTo8BitString = RtlUnicodeStringToAnsiString;
+PRTL_COUNT_STRING BasepUnicodeStringTo8BitSize = BasepUnicodeStringToAnsiSize;
+PRTL_COUNT_STRINGA Basep8BitStringToUnicodeSize = BasepAnsiStringToUnicodeSize;
 
 /* FUNCTIONS ****************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/utils.c b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/utils.c
index 9f5fd792aa2..a4fc1355518 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/utils.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/client/utils.c
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@
 
 /* GLOBALS ********************************************************************/
 
-PRTL_CONVERT_STRING Basep8BitStringToUnicodeString;
-PRTL_CONVERT_STRINGA BasepUnicodeStringTo8BitString;
-PRTL_COUNT_STRING BasepUnicodeStringTo8BitSize;
-PRTL_COUNT_STRINGA Basep8BitStringToUnicodeSize;
-
 UNICODE_STRING Restricted = RTL_CONSTANT_STRING(L"Restricted");
 
 /* FUNCTIONS ******************************************************************/
diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/include/kernel32.h b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/include/kernel32.h
index 5b29f9cadb5..a5ef8ceba8a 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/include/kernel32.h
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/kernel32/include/kernel32.h
@@ -245,6 +245,13 @@ typedef NTSTATUS (NTAPI *PRTL_CONVERT_STRINGA)(IN PANSI_STRING AnsiString,
 
 typedef ULONG (NTAPI *PRTL_COUNT_STRINGA)(IN PANSI_STRING UnicodeString);
 
+ULONG
+NTAPI
+BasepUnicodeStringToAnsiSize(IN PUNICODE_STRING String);
+
+ULONG
+NTAPI
+BasepAnsiStringToUnicodeSize(IN PANSI_STRING String);
 
 extern PRTL_CONVERT_STRING Basep8BitStringToUnicodeString;
 extern PRTL_CONVERT_STRINGA BasepUnicodeStringTo8BitString;