diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index db78e5fd8..952429e60 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ set_property(CACHE ENABLE_DOC PROPERTY STRINGS ${TRISTATE_VALUES})
 # so we can use our bundled finders
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Modules")
 
+# add source path prefix length to be able to crop it in logs
+string(LENGTH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/" SOURCE_PATH_SIZE)
+add_definitions("-DSOURCE_PATH_SIZE=${SOURCE_PATH_SIZE}")
+
 # required modules
 include(CTest)
 include(FetchContent)
@@ -194,6 +198,11 @@ if (ENABLE_DOC)
   include(AdocMan)
 endif()
 
+# make sure that msvc set full path in __FILE__ macro
+if(MSVC)
+    add_compile_options(/FC)
+endif()
+
 # everything else is in subdirs
 add_subdirectory(src/examples)
 if (ENABLE_FUZZERS)
diff --git a/src/lib/logging.h b/src/lib/logging.h
index bebb7bc46..5f5f46835 100644
--- a/src/lib/logging.h
+++ b/src/lib/logging.h
@@ -58,13 +58,15 @@ class LogStop {
 };
 } // namespace rnp
 
-#define RNP_LOG_FD(fd, ...)                                                  \
-    do {                                                                     \
-        if (!rnp_log_switch())                                               \
-            break;                                                           \
-        (void) fprintf((fd), "[%s() %s:%d] ", __func__, __FILE__, __LINE__); \
-        (void) fprintf((fd), __VA_ARGS__);                                   \
-        (void) fprintf((fd), "\n");                                          \
+#define __SOURCE_PATH_FILE__ (__FILE__ + SOURCE_PATH_SIZE + 3 /* remove "src" */)
+
+#define RNP_LOG_FD(fd, ...)                                                              \
+    do {                                                                                 \
+        if (!rnp_log_switch())                                                           \
+            break;                                                                       \
+        (void) fprintf((fd), "[%s() %s:%d] ", __func__, __SOURCE_PATH_FILE__, __LINE__); \
+        (void) fprintf((fd), __VA_ARGS__);                                               \
+        (void) fprintf((fd), "\n");                                                      \
     } while (0)
 
 #define RNP_LOG(...) RNP_LOG_FD(stderr, __VA_ARGS__)
diff --git a/src/tests/cli_tests.py b/src/tests/cli_tests.py
index 7778cea55..b619e605c 100755
--- a/src/tests/cli_tests.py
+++ b/src/tests/cli_tests.py
@@ -4301,6 +4301,11 @@ def test_default_v5_key(self):
 
         shutil.rmtree(RNP2, ignore_errors=True)
 
+    def test_warning_source_path_prefix_cropping(self):
+        ret, _, err = run_proc(RNPK, ['--keyfile', data_path(PUBRING_7), '--notty', '--list-keys'])
+        self.assertEqual(ret, 0)
+        self.assertRegex(err, r'(?s)^.*\[signature_validate\(\) /lib/crypto/signatures.cpp:[0-9]*\] Insecure hash algorithm [0-9]*, marking signature as invalid.*$')
+
 class Encryption(unittest.TestCase):
     '''
         Things to try later: