diff --git a/ecal/core/cfg/gen/generate_configuration_yaml.cpp b/ecal/core/cfg/gen/generate_configuration_yaml.cpp
index ae9f4ceac2..faa956d2c5 100644
--- a/ecal/core/cfg/gen/generate_configuration_yaml.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/cfg/gen/generate_configuration_yaml.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   // create the ecal paths
   for (const std::string& path : dir_paths)
   {
-    if (!path.empty() && eCAL::Config::createEcalDirStructure(path))
+    if (!path.empty() && eCAL::Util::createEcalDirStructure(path))
     {
       created_path = path;
       std::cout << "Created eCAL directory structure in: " << path << "\n";
diff --git a/ecal/core/src/config/ecal_path_processing.cpp b/ecal/core/src/config/ecal_path_processing.cpp
index d9d288e11b..4278a09d09 100644
--- a/ecal/core/src/config/ecal_path_processing.cpp
+++ b/ecal/core/src/config/ecal_path_processing.cpp
@@ -294,6 +294,15 @@ namespace eCAL
       ecal_default_paths.emplace_back(eCAL::Config::eCALDataSystemDir());
       return ecal_default_paths;
     }
+
+    bool createEcalDirStructure(const std::string& path_)
+    {
+        if (!Util::dirExistsOrCreate(path_)) return false;
+
+        // create also logs directory
+        const std::string log_path = buildPath(path_, ECAL_FOLDER_NAME_LOG);
+        return Util::dirExistsOrCreate(log_path);
+    }
   } // namespace Util
 
   namespace Config
@@ -380,15 +389,6 @@ namespace eCAL
 
       return buildPath(found_path, config_file_);
     }
-
-    bool createEcalDirStructure(const std::string& path_)
-    {
-        if (!Util::dirExistsOrCreate(path_)) return false;
-
-        // create also logs directory
-        const std::string log_path = buildPath(path_, ECAL_FOLDER_NAME_LOG);
-        return Util::dirExistsOrCreate(log_path);
-    }
   } // namespace Config
   
 } // namespace eCAL