diff --git a/libretro-common/file/config_file.c b/libretro-common/file/config_file.c
index dd6db96110..f182c62cba 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/config_file.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/config_file.c
@@ -476,6 +476,24 @@ static bool parse_line(config_file_t *conf,
    return true;
 }
 
+config_file_t *config_file_new_alloc(void)
+{
+   struct config_file *conf = (struct config_file*)malloc(sizeof(*conf));
+   if (!conf)
+      return NULL;
+
+   conf->path                     = NULL;
+   conf->entries                  = NULL;
+   conf->tail                     = NULL;
+   conf->last                     = NULL;
+   conf->includes                 = NULL;
+   conf->include_depth            = 0;
+   conf->guaranteed_no_duplicates = false;
+   conf->modified                 = false;
+
+   return conf;
+}
+
 static config_file_t *config_file_new_internal(
       const char *path, unsigned depth, config_file_cb_t *cb)
 {
@@ -717,24 +735,6 @@ config_file_t *config_file_new(const char *path)
    return config_file_new_internal(path, 0, NULL);
 }
 
-config_file_t *config_file_new_alloc(void)
-{
-   struct config_file *conf = (struct config_file*)malloc(sizeof(*conf));
-   if (!conf)
-      return NULL;
-
-   conf->path                     = NULL;
-   conf->entries                  = NULL;
-   conf->tail                     = NULL;
-   conf->last                     = NULL;
-   conf->includes                 = NULL;
-   conf->include_depth            = 0;
-   conf->guaranteed_no_duplicates = false;
-   conf->modified                 = false;
-
-   return conf;
-}
-
 struct config_entry_list *config_get_entry(
       const config_file_t *conf,
       const char *key, struct config_entry_list **prev)