diff --git a/app/actions.cpp b/app/actions.cpp
index 583371fc..11153ed9 100644
--- a/app/actions.cpp
+++ b/app/actions.cpp
@@ -1972,6 +1972,7 @@ namespace {
 
     int renameFile(std::string& newPath, const struct tm* tm)
     {
+        auto p = fs::path(newPath);
         std::string path = newPath;
         std::string format = Params::instance().format_;
         replace(format, ":basename:",   Util::basename(path, true));
@@ -1986,8 +1987,9 @@ namespace {
                       << path << "\n";
             return 1;
         }
-        newPath =   Util::dirname(path) + EXV_SEPARATOR_STR
-                  + basename + Util::suffix(path);
+
+        newPath =  p.parent_path() / (basename + p.extension().string());
+
         if (   Util::dirname(newPath)  == Util::dirname(path)
             && Util::basename(newPath) == Util::basename(path)) {
             if (Params::instance().verbose_) {
@@ -2008,10 +2010,9 @@ namespace {
                     go = false;
                     break;
                 case Params::renamePolicy:
-                    newPath = Util::dirname(path)
-                        + EXV_SEPARATOR_STR + basename
-                        + "_" + Exiv2::toString(seq++)
-                        + Util::suffix(path);
+                    newPath = p.parent_path() / (std::string(basename) + "_"
+                                                                       + Exiv2::toString(seq++)
+                                                                       + p.extension().string());
                     break;
                 case Params::askPolicy:
                     std::cout << Params::instance().progname()
@@ -2027,10 +2028,9 @@ namespace {
                     case 'r':
                     case 'R':
                         fileExistsPolicy = Params::renamePolicy;
-                        newPath = Util::dirname(path)
-                            + EXV_SEPARATOR_STR + basename
-                            + "_" + Exiv2::toString(seq++)
-                            + Util::suffix(path);
+                        newPath = p.parent_path() / (std::string(basename) + "_"
+                                                                           + Exiv2::toString(seq++)
+                                                                           + p.extension().string());
                         break;
                     default: // skip
                         return -1;
diff --git a/src/utils.cpp b/src/utils.cpp
index c26df17b..dbe3325f 100644
--- a/src/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/utils.cpp
@@ -45,10 +45,4 @@ namespace Util {
             return p.stem().string();
         return p.filename().string();
     }
-
-    std::string suffix(const std::string& path)
-    {
-        return fs::path(path).extension().string();
-    }
-
 }                                       // namespace Util
diff --git a/src/utils.hpp b/src/utils.hpp
index 42517a7f..8c081601 100644
--- a/src/utils.hpp
+++ b/src/utils.hpp
@@ -57,12 +57,6 @@ namespace Util {
      */
     std::string basename(const std::string& path, bool delsuffix =false);
 
-    /*!
-      @brief Get the suffix from the path string. Normally, the suffix
-             is the substring of the basename of path from the last '.'
-             to the end of the string.
-     */
-    std::string suffix(const std::string& path);
 }                                       // namespace Util
 
 #endif                                  // #ifndef UTILS_HPP_
diff --git a/test/data/test_reference_files/exiv2-test.out b/test/data/test_reference_files/exiv2-test.out
index 11d52471..ec42d606 100644
--- a/test/data/test_reference_files/exiv2-test.out
+++ b/test/data/test_reference_files/exiv2-test.out
@@ -224,36 +224,36 @@ Rename -------------------------------------------------------------------
 File  1/16: exiv2-empty.jpg
 exiv2-empty.jpg: No Exif data found in the file
 File  2/16: exiv2-canon-powershot-s40.jpg
-Renaming file to ./20031214_000043.jpg
+Renaming file to 20031214_000043.jpg
 File  3/16: exiv2-nikon-e990.jpg
-Renaming file to ./20000506_020544.jpg
+Renaming file to 20000506_020544.jpg
 File  4/16: exiv2-nikon-d70.jpg
-Renaming file to ./20040329_224245.jpg
+Renaming file to 20040329_224245.jpg
 File  5/16: exiv2-nikon-e950.jpg
-Renaming file to ./20010405_235039.jpg
+Renaming file to 20010405_235039.jpg
 File  6/16: exiv2-canon-eos-300d.jpg
-Renaming file to ./20030925_201850.jpg
+Renaming file to 20030925_201850.jpg
 File  7/16: exiv2-kodak-dc210.jpg
-Renaming file to ./20001026_044550.jpg
+Renaming file to 20001026_044550.jpg
 File  8/16: exiv2-fujifilm-finepix-s2pro.jpg
-Renaming file to ./20030926_111535.jpg
+Renaming file to 20030926_111535.jpg
 File  9/16: exiv2-sigma-d10.jpg
-Renaming file to ./20040316_075137.jpg
+Renaming file to 20040316_075137.jpg
 File 10/16: exiv2-olympus-c8080wz.jpg
-Renaming file to ./20040208_093744.jpg
+Renaming file to 20040208_093744.jpg
 File 11/16: exiv2-panasonic-dmc-fz5.jpg
-Renaming file to ./20050218_212016.jpg
+Renaming file to 20050218_212016.jpg
 File 12/16: exiv2-sony-dsc-w7.jpg
-Renaming file to ./20050527_051833.jpg
+Renaming file to 20050527_051833.jpg
 File 13/16: exiv2-canon-eos-20d.jpg
 Warning: Directory Canon has an unexpected next pointer; ignored.
-Renaming file to ./20060802_095200.jpg
+Renaming file to 20060802_095200.jpg
 File 14/16: exiv2-canon-eos-d30.jpg
-Renaming file to ./20001004_015404.jpg
+Renaming file to 20001004_015404.jpg
 File 15/16: exiv2-canon-powershot-a520.jpg
-Renaming file to ./20060127_225027.jpg
+Renaming file to 20060127_225027.jpg
 File 16/16: exiv2-photoshop.psd
-Renaming file to ./20110627_094001.psd
+Renaming file to 20110627_094001.psd
 
 Print --------------------------------------------------------------------
 File  1/16: exiv2-empty.jpg
diff --git a/unitTests/test_utils.cpp b/unitTests/test_utils.cpp
index 137b04fe..c04f655b 100644
--- a/unitTests/test_utils.cpp
+++ b/unitTests/test_utils.cpp
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ TEST(basename, returnsStemWithoutExtensionWithValidPathOnWindows)
     const bool delSuffix = true;
     ASSERT_EQ("file", Util::basename(pathWindows, delSuffix));
 }
-TEST(suffix, returnsExtensionWithValidWindowsPath)
-{
-    ASSERT_EQ(".txt", Util::suffix(pathWindows));
-}
 
 #else
 
@@ -63,17 +59,4 @@ TEST(basename, returnsStemWithoutExtensionWithValidPathOnLinux)
     ASSERT_EQ("file", Util::basename(pathLinux, delSuffix));
 }
 
-
-TEST(suffix, returnsExtensionWithValidLinuxPath)
-{
-    ASSERT_EQ(".txt", Util::suffix(pathLinux));
-}
-
 #endif
-
-
-TEST(suffix, returnsEmptyStringWithFilesWithoutExtension)
-{
-    ASSERT_EQ("", Util::suffix("/home/luis/file"));
-    ASSERT_EQ("", Util::suffix("c:\\luis\\file"));
-}