diff --git a/src/common/configuration.h b/src/common/configuration.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f31fd01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/configuration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// yabridge: a Wine VST bridge
+// Copyright (C) 2020  Robbert van der Helm
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <optional>
+
+/**
+ * Starting from the starting file or directory, go up in the directory
+ * hierarchy until we find a file named `filename`.
+ *
+ * @param filename The name of the file we're looking for. This can also be a
+ *   directory name since directories are also files.
+ * @param starting_from The directory to start searching in. If this is a file,
+ *   then start searching in the directory the file is located in.
+ * @param predicate The predicate to use to check if the path matches a file.
+ *   Needed as an easy way to limit the search to directories only since C++17
+ *   does not have any built in coroutines or generators.
+ *
+ * @return The path to the *file* found, or `std::nullopt` if the file could not
+ *   be found.
+ */
+template <typename F = bool(const std::filesystem::path&)>
+std::optional<std::filesystem::path> find_dominating_file(
+    const std::string& filename,
+    std::filesystem::path starting_dir,
+    F predicate = std::filesystem::exists) {
+    while (starting_dir != "") {
+        const std::filesystem::path candidate = starting_dir / filename;
+        if (predicate(candidate)) {
+            return candidate;
+        }
+
+        starting_dir = starting_dir.parent_path();
+    }
+
+    return std::nullopt;
+}
diff --git a/src/plugin/utils.cpp b/src/plugin/utils.cpp
index e464ebfb..92363912 100644
--- a/src/plugin/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugin/utils.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 // Generated inside of build directory
 #include <src/common/config/config.h>
 
+#include <../common/configuration.h>
+
 namespace bp = boost::process;
 namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
 
@@ -53,16 +55,13 @@ std::string create_logger_prefix(const fs::path& socket_path) {
 }
 
 std::optional<fs::path> find_wineprefix() {
-    // Try to locate the Wine prefix the plugin's .dll file is located in by
-    // finding the first parent directory that contains a directory named
-    // `dosdevices`
-    fs::path wineprefix_path = find_vst_plugin();
-    while (wineprefix_path != "") {
-        if (fs::is_directory(wineprefix_path / "dosdevices")) {
-            return wineprefix_path;
-        }
-
-        wineprefix_path = wineprefix_path.parent_path();
+    // We need these string conversions because Boost still doesn't use
+    // std::filesystem paths
+    std::optional<std::filesystem::path> dosdevices_dir =
+        find_dominating_file("dosdevices", find_vst_plugin().string(),
+                             std::filesystem::is_directory);
+    if (dosdevices_dir.has_value()) {
+        return dosdevices_dir->parent_path().string();
     }
 
     return std::nullopt;
diff --git a/src/plugin/utils.h b/src/plugin/utils.h
index c2991080..9978511e 100644
--- a/src/plugin/utils.h
+++ b/src/plugin/utils.h
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ boost::filesystem::path find_vst_plugin();
 
 /**
  * Locate the Wine prefix this file is located in, if it is inside of a wine
- * prefix.
+ * prefix. This is done by locating the first parent directory that contains a
+ * directory named `dosdevices`.
  *
  * @return Either the path to the Wine prefix (containing the `drive_c?`
  *   directory), or `std::nullopt` if it is not inside of a wine prefix.