diff --git a/src/insets/ChangeLog b/src/insets/ChangeLog
index 476a85d44c..be5efd8a87 100644
--- a/src/insets/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/insets/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-06-26  André Pönitz <poenitz@gmx.net>
+
+	* insetgraphics.C: use os::external_path where necesaary according to a
+	patch from Claus Hentschel)
+
 2002-06-25  Angus Leeming  <leeming@lyx.org>
 
 	* insetgraphics.[Ch]: The inset now assumes the responsibility for
diff --git a/src/insets/insetgraphics.C b/src/insets/insetgraphics.C
index 5c2f2bbc6c..411389823a 100644
--- a/src/insets/insetgraphics.C
+++ b/src/insets/insetgraphics.C
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ TODO Before initial production release:
 #include "support/lyxalgo.h" // lyx::count
 #include "support/path.h"
 #include "support/systemcall.h"
+#include "support/os.h"
 
 #include <boost/bind.hpp>
 
@@ -948,7 +949,7 @@ int InsetGraphics::latex(Buffer const *buf, ostream & os,
 	// and remove the extension so the LaTeX will use whatever is
 	// appropriate (when there are several versions in different formats)
 	string const latex_str = message.empty() ?
-		(before + '{' + prepareFile(buf) + '}' + after) :
+		(before + '{' + os::external_path(prepareFile(buf)) + '}' + after) :
 		(before + '{' + params().filename + " not found!}" + after);
 	os << latex_str;