diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/langopts.c b/src/libespeak-ng/langopts.c
index 1e8bc930..79b0124a 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/langopts.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/langopts.c
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ void LoadLanguageOptions(Translator *translator, int key, char *keyValue ) {
         			}
         			break;
         		}
-
         case V_STRESSOPT: {
             if (CheckTranslator(translator, langopts_tab, key) != 0)
                  break;
@@ -147,7 +146,16 @@ void LoadLanguageOptions(Translator *translator, int key, char *keyValue ) {
             ReadNumbers(keyValue, &translator->langopts.stress_flags, 32, langopts_tab, key);
             break;
         }
+		case V_STRESSRULE: {
+			if (CheckTranslator(translator, langopts_tab, key) != 0)
+				break;
 
+			sscanf(keyValue, "%d %d %d", &translator->langopts.stress_rule,
+				   &translator->langopts.unstressed_wd1,
+				   &translator->langopts.unstressed_wd2);
+
+			break;
+		}
 
 		case V_MAINTAINER:
 		case V_STATUS:
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/voices.c b/src/libespeak-ng/voices.c
index a2d69e40..13cecfc3 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/voices.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/voices.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ const MNEM_TAB langopts_tab[] = {
     { "stressAmp",    V_STRESSAMP },
     { "stressLength", V_STRESSLENGTH },
     { "stressOpt",    V_STRESSOPT },
+    { "stressRule",   V_STRESSRULE },
 
 	{ "maintainer",   V_MAINTAINER },
     { "status",       V_STATUS },
@@ -146,7 +147,6 @@ static const MNEM_TAB keyword_tab[] = {
 	{ "intonation",   V_INTONATION },
 	{ "tunes",        V_TUNES },
 	{ "dictrules",    V_DICTRULES },
-	{ "stressRule",   V_STRESSRULE },
 	{ "replace",      V_REPLACE },
 	{ "words",        V_WORDGAP },
 	{ "echo",         V_ECHO },
@@ -784,15 +784,6 @@ voice_t *LoadVoice(const char *vname, int control)
                     break;
 
                 sscanf(p, "%d %d", &translator->langopts.word_gap, &translator->langopts.vowel_pause);
-                break;
-            case V_STRESSRULE:
-                if (CheckTranslator(translator, keyword_tab, key) != 0)
-                    break;
-
-                sscanf(p, "%d %d %d", &translator->langopts.stress_rule,
-                       &translator->langopts.unstressed_wd1,
-                       &translator->langopts.unstressed_wd2);
-
                 break;
             case V_ECHO:
                 // echo.  suggest: 135mS  11%