diff --git a/include/cinder/Utilities.h b/include/cinder/Utilities.h
index 8cb45f1ade..9dc92d1ad3 100644
--- a/include/cinder/Utilities.h
+++ b/include/cinder/Utilities.h
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ CI_API fs::path getDocumentsDirectory();
 CI_API void limitDirectoryFileCount( const fs::path& directoryPath, size_t maxFileCount, std::function<bool(const fs::path&, const fs::path&)> sortFn = []( const fs::path& p1, const fs::path& p2 ) -> bool { return fs::last_write_time( p1 ) > fs::last_write_time( p2 ); } );
 
 //! Searches upwards from \a start (file or directory) for an ancestor directory where \a relativeSearch exists, up to \a maxDepth levels; returns absolute path if found, otherwise empty path.
-CI_API std::filesystem::path findAncestorDir( const std::filesystem::path& start, const std::filesystem::path& relativeSearch, int maxDepth = 10 );
+CI_API fs::path findAncestorDir( const fs::path& start, const fs::path& relativeSearch, int maxDepth = 10 );
 //! Searches upwards from \a start (file or directory) for an ancestor file where \a relativeSearch exists, up to \a maxDepth levels; returns absolute path if found, otherwise empty path.
-CI_API std::filesystem::path findAncestorFile( const std::filesystem::path& start, const std::filesystem::path& relativeSearch, int maxDepth = 10 );
+CI_API fs::path findAncestorFile( const fs::path& start, const fs::path& relativeSearch, int maxDepth = 10 );
 
 //! Launches a path in a web browser
 CI_API void launchWebBrowser( const Url &url );
diff --git a/src/cinder/Utilities.cpp b/src/cinder/Utilities.cpp
index da8ef93283..1ef1e7da6f 100644
--- a/src/cinder/Utilities.cpp
+++ b/src/cinder/Utilities.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void limitDirectoryFileCount( const fs::path& directoryPath, size_t maxFileCount
 	}
 }
 
-std::filesystem::path findAncestorFile( const std::filesystem::path& start, const std::filesystem::path& relativeSearch, int maxDepth )
+fs::path findAncestorFile( const fs::path& start, const fs::path& relativeSearch, int maxDepth )
 {
 	size_t parentCt = 0;
 	for( fs::path curPath = start; curPath.has_parent_path() && parentCt <= maxDepth; curPath = curPath.parent_path(), ++parentCt ) {
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ std::filesystem::path findAncestorFile( const std::filesystem::path& start, cons
 			return testDir;
 	}
 
-	return std::filesystem::path();
+	return fs::path();
 }
 
-std::filesystem::path findAncestorDir( const std::filesystem::path& start, const std::filesystem::path& relativeSearch, int maxDepth )
+fs::path findAncestorDir( const fs::path& start, const fs::path& relativeSearch, int maxDepth )
 {
 	size_t parentCt = 0;
 	for( fs::path curPath = start; curPath.has_parent_path() && parentCt <= maxDepth; curPath = curPath.parent_path(), ++parentCt ) {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ std::filesystem::path findAncestorDir( const std::filesystem::path& start, const
 			return testDir;
 	}
 
-	return std::filesystem::path();
+	return fs::path();
 }
 
 void launchWebBrowser( const Url &url )
diff --git a/src/cinder/app/Platform.cpp b/src/cinder/app/Platform.cpp
index 5db6ac5c7a..5c1e29fc52 100644
--- a/src/cinder/app/Platform.cpp
+++ b/src/cinder/app/Platform.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ const vector<fs::path>& Platform::getAssetDirectories() const
 
 void Platform::findAndAddDefaultAssetPath()
 {
-	std::filesystem::path assetDir = findAncestorDir( getExecutablePath().parent_path(), "assets", ASSET_SEARCH_DEPTH );
+	fs::path assetDir = findAncestorDir( getExecutablePath().parent_path(), "assets", ASSET_SEARCH_DEPTH );
 	if( ! assetDir.empty() )
 		addAssetDirectory( assetDir );
 }