diff --git a/sp/src/game/client/hud_closecaption.cpp b/sp/src/game/client/hud_closecaption.cpp
index e2d718c9..eb4a5ee4 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/client/hud_closecaption.cpp
+++ b/sp/src/game/client/hud_closecaption.cpp
@@ -2626,8 +2626,13 @@ void CHudCloseCaption::InitCaptionDictionary( const char *dbfile )
 		} 
 
 		char fullpath[MAX_PATH];
-		Q_snprintf( fullpath, sizeof( fullpath ), "%s%s", path, dbfile );
-		Q_FixSlashes( fullpath );
+#ifndef MAPBASE
+		Q_snprintf(fullpath, sizeof(fullpath), "%s%s", path, dbfile);
+		Q_FixSlashes(fullpath);
+#else
+		V_ComposeFileName(path, dbfile, fullpath, sizeof(fullpath));
+#endif // !MAPBASE
+
 
 		if ( IsX360() )
 		{
@@ -2692,8 +2697,7 @@ void CHudCloseCaption::AddAdditionalCaptionDictionary( const char *dbfile, CUtlV
 		} 
 
 		char fullpath[MAX_PATH];
-		Q_snprintf( fullpath, sizeof( fullpath ), "%s%s", path, dbfile );
-		Q_FixSlashes( fullpath );
+		V_ComposeFileName(path, dbfile, fullpath, sizeof(fullpath));
 
 		if ( IsX360() )
 		{