diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bf173a4967..dd30da2245 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include config.mk
 
 TARGET = ssnes tools/ssnes-joyconfig
 
-OBJ = ssnes.o file.o driver.o conf/config_file.o settings.o dynamic.o
+OBJ = ssnes.o file.o driver.o settings.o dynamic.o
 JOYCONFIG_OBJ = tools/ssnes-joyconfig.o conf/config_file.o
 HEADERS = $(wildcard */*.h) $(wildcard *.h)
 
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_SRC), 1)
    DEFINES += $(SRC_CFLAGS)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(HAVE_CONFIGFILE), 1)
+   OBJ += conf/config_file.o
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(HAVE_RSOUND), 1)
    OBJ += audio/rsound.o
    LIBS += -lrsound
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index 6e9f28250a..828b321bcf 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ struct global
    char bsx_rom_path[256];
    char sufami_rom_path[2][256];
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIGFILE
    char config_path[256];
+#endif
 
    char basename[256];
    char savefile_name_srm[256];
diff --git a/qb/config.libs.sh b/qb/config.libs.sh
index 9e910d9cc2..12d9ce462b 100644
--- a/qb/config.libs.sh
+++ b/qb/config.libs.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 check_switch_c C99 -std=gnu99
 check_critical C99 "Cannot find C99 compatible compiler."
 
+if [ "$HAVE_DYNAMIC" = "yes" ] && [ "$HAVE_CONFIGFILE" = "no" ]; then
+   echo "Cannot have dynamic loading of libsnes and no configfile support."
+   echo "Dynamic loading requires config file support."
+   exit 1
+fi
+
 if [ $HAVE_DYNAMIC != yes ]; then
    check_lib_cxx SNES $LIBSNES snes_init -ldl
    check_critical SNES "Cannot find libsnes."
@@ -38,7 +44,7 @@ check_critical SRC "Cannot find libsamplerate."
 check_lib DYNAMIC -ldl dlopen
 
 # Creates config.mk and config.h.
-VARS="ALSA OSS AL RSOUND ROAR JACK SDL FILTER CG XML DYNAMIC FFMPEG AVCODEC AVFORMAT AVCORE AVUTIL SWSCALE SRC"
+VARS="ALSA OSS AL RSOUND ROAR JACK SDL FILTER CG XML DYNAMIC FFMPEG AVCODEC AVFORMAT AVCORE AVUTIL SWSCALE SRC CONFIGFILE"
 create_config_make config.mk $VARS
 create_config_header config.h $VARS
 
diff --git a/qb/config.params.sh b/qb/config.params.sh
index 20d930236f..e49d11d877 100644
--- a/qb/config.params.sh
+++ b/qb/config.params.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ add_command_line_enable DYNAMIC "Enable dynamic loading of libsnes library." no
 add_command_line_string LIBSNES "libsnes library used" "-lsnes"
 add_command_line_enable FFMPEG "Enable FFmpeg recording support" auto
 add_command_line_enable FILTER "Disable CPU filter support" yes
+add_command_line_enable CONFIGFILE "Disable support for config file" yes
 add_command_line_enable CG "Enable Cg shader support" auto
 add_command_line_enable XML "Enable bSNES-style XML shader support" auto
 add_command_line_enable ALSA "Enable ALSA support" auto
diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index 275fc43068..08fd588cbb 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -125,9 +125,23 @@ static void set_defaults(void)
       g_settings.input.joypad_map[i] = SSNES_NO_JOYPAD;
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIGFILE
+static void parse_config_file(void);
+#endif
+
 void parse_config(void)
 {
    memset(&g_settings, 0, sizeof(struct settings));
+   set_defaults();
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIGFILE
+   parse_config_file();
+#endif
+}
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIGFILE
+static void parse_config_file(void)
+{
    config_file_t *conf = NULL;
 
    if (strlen(g_extern.config_path) > 0)
@@ -167,7 +181,6 @@ void parse_config(void)
 #endif
    }
 
-   set_defaults();
    if (conf == NULL)
       return;
 
@@ -328,6 +341,7 @@ void parse_config(void)
 
    config_file_free(conf);
 }
+#endif
 
 struct bind_map
 {
diff --git a/ssnes.c b/ssnes.c
index b05ae6ed74..f01fcbfa7a 100644
--- a/ssnes.c
+++ b/ssnes.c
@@ -246,7 +246,9 @@ static void print_help(void)
    puts("\t-h/--help: Show this help message");
    puts("\t-s/--save: Path for save file (*.srm). Required when rom is input from stdin");
    puts("\t-S/--savestate: Path to use for save states. If not selected, *.state will be assumed.");
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIGFILE
    puts("\t-c/--config: Path for config file." SSNES_DEFAULT_CONF_PATH_STR);
+#endif
    puts("\t-g/--gameboy: Path to Gameboy ROM. Load SuperGameBoy as the regular rom.");
    puts("\t-b/--bsx: Path to BSX rom. Load BSX BIOS as the regular rom.");
    puts("\t-B/--bsxslot: Path to BSX slotted rom. Load BSX BIOS as the regular rom.");
@@ -281,7 +283,9 @@ static void parse_input(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
       { "verbose", 0, NULL, 'v' },
       { "gameboy", 1, NULL, 'g' },
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIGFILE
       { "config", 0, NULL, 'c' },
+#endif
       { "mouse", 1, NULL, 'm' },
       { "scope", 0, NULL, 'p' },
       { "savestate", 1, NULL, 'S' },
@@ -303,7 +307,13 @@ static void parse_input(int argc, char *argv[])
 #define FFMPEG_RECORD_ARG
 #endif
 
-   char optstring[] = "hs:vc:S:m:p4jJg:b:B:Y:Z:" FFMPEG_RECORD_ARG;
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIGFILE
+#define CONFIG_FILE_ARG "c:"
+#else
+#define CONFIG_FILE_ARG
+#endif
+
+   char optstring[] = "hs:vS:m:p4jJg:b:B:Y:Z:" FFMPEG_RECORD_ARG CONFIG_FILE_ARG;
    for(;;)
    {
       int c = getopt_long(argc, argv, optstring, opts, &option_index);
@@ -382,9 +392,11 @@ static void parse_input(int argc, char *argv[])
             g_extern.has_scope[1] = true;
             break;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIGFILE
          case 'c':
             strncpy(g_extern.config_path, optarg, sizeof(g_extern.config_path) - 1);
             break;
+#endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_FFMPEG
          case 'r':