diff --git a/components/settings/settings.cpp b/components/settings/settings.cpp
index 13015e39c..3a3a3dddd 100644
--- a/components/settings/settings.cpp
+++ b/components/settings/settings.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #include "settings.hpp"
 
-#include <fstream>
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
+#include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
 
 #include <OgreResourceGroupManager.h>
 #include <OgreStringConverter.h>
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ void Manager::loadDefault (const std::string& file)
 
 void Manager::saveUser(const std::string& file)
 {
-    std::fstream fout(file.c_str(), std::ios::out);
+    namespace bfs = boost::filesystem;
+    bfs::ofstream fout(bfs::path(file));
 
     Ogre::ConfigFile::SectionIterator seci = mFile.getSectionIterator();
 
diff --git a/components/translation/translation.cpp b/components/translation/translation.cpp
index d0ea4b7fb..423c3971a 100644
--- a/components/translation/translation.cpp
+++ b/components/translation/translation.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #include "translation.hpp"
-#include <components/misc/stringops.hpp>
 
-#include <fstream>
+#include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
+
+#include <components/misc/stringops.hpp>
 
 namespace Translation
 {
@@ -28,9 +29,8 @@ namespace Translation
 
         if (dataFileCollections.getCollection (extension).doesExist (fileName))
         {
-            std::string path = dataFileCollections.getCollection (extension).getPath (fileName).string();
-
-            std::ifstream stream (path.c_str());
+            boost::filesystem::ifstream stream (
+                dataFileCollections.getCollection (extension).getPath (fileName));
 
             if (!stream.is_open())
                 throw std::runtime_error ("failed to open translation file: " + fileName);