diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/include/baselayer.h b/polymer/eduke32/build/include/baselayer.h
index 33456dc16..6555a7d44 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/include/baselayer.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/include/baselayer.h
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ void wm_setapptitle(char *name);
 int32_t baselayer_init();
 
 void makeasmwriteable(void);
+void maybe_redirect_outputs(void);
 
 #ifdef EXTERNC
 }
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/baselayer.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/baselayer.c
index 2fb51958e..6f5b0eaed 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/baselayer.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/baselayer.c
@@ -476,3 +476,27 @@ void makeasmwriteable(void)
 # endif
 #endif
 }
+
+void maybe_redirect_outputs(void)
+{
+#if !(defined __APPLE__ && defined __BIG_ENDIAN__)
+    char *argp;
+
+    // pipe standard outputs to files
+    if ((argp = Bgetenv("BUILD_LOGSTDOUT")) != NULL)
+        if (!Bstrcasecmp(argp, "TRUE"))
+        {
+            FILE *fp = freopen("stdout.txt", "w", stdout);
+
+            if (!fp)
+                fp = fopen("stdout.txt", "w");
+
+            if (fp)
+            {
+                setvbuf(fp, 0, _IONBF, 0);
+                *stdout = *fp;
+                *stderr = *fp;
+            }
+        }
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/sdlayer.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/sdlayer.c
index 25a8a146e..dcf9c348a 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/sdlayer.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/sdlayer.c
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ int32_t main(int32_t argc, char *argv[])
 {
     int32_t r;
     char *argp;
-    FILE *fp;
 
     buildkeytranslationtable();
 
@@ -229,24 +228,7 @@ int32_t main(int32_t argc, char *argv[])
     _buildargc = argc;
     _buildargv = (const char **)argv;
 
-#if !(defined __APPLE__ && defined __BIG_ENDIAN__)
-    // pipe standard outputs to files
-    if ((argp = Bgetenv("BUILD_LOGSTDOUT")) != NULL)
-        if (!Bstrcasecmp(argp, "TRUE"))
-        {
-            fp = freopen("stdout.txt", "w", stdout);
-
-            if (!fp)
-                fp = fopen("stdout.txt", "w");
-
-            if (fp)
-            {
-                setvbuf(fp, 0, _IONBF, 0);
-                *stdout = *fp;
-                *stderr = *fp;
-            }
-        }
-#endif
+    maybe_redirect_outputs();
 
 #ifdef USE_OPENGL
     if ((argp = Bgetenv("BUILD_NOFOG")) != NULL)
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/winlayer.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/winlayer.c
index e1f8fe727..43d20fb01 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/winlayer.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/winlayer.c
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@ int32_t WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInst, HINSTANCE hPrevInst, LPSTR lpCmdLine, in
 {
     int32_t r;
     char *argp;
-    FILE *fp;
     HDC hdc;
 
     UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(lpCmdLine);
@@ -419,19 +418,7 @@ int32_t WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInst, HINSTANCE hPrevInst, LPSTR lpCmdLine, in
         }
     }
 
-    // pipe standard outputs to files
-    if ((argp = Bgetenv("BUILD_LOGSTDOUT")) != NULL)
-        if (!Bstrcasecmp(argp, "TRUE"))
-        {
-            fp = freopen("stdout.txt", "w", stdout);
-            if (!fp)
-            {
-                fp = fopen("stdout.txt", "w");
-            }
-            if (fp) setvbuf(fp, 0, _IONBF, 0);
-            *stdout = *fp;
-            *stderr = *fp;
-        }
+    maybe_redirect_outputs();
 
 #ifdef USE_OPENGL
     if ((argp = Bgetenv("BUILD_NOFOG")) != NULL)