diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/langopts.c b/src/libespeak-ng/langopts.c
index 4eedfa72..247c93ef 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/langopts.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/langopts.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include "langopts.h"
 #include "mnemonics.h"                // for MNEM_TAB
 #include "translate.h"                // for Translator
+#include "soundicon.h"                // for soundicon_tab, n_soundicon_tab
+#include "speech.h"                    // for path_home, PATHSEP
 #include "synthdata.h"                    // for n_tunes, tunes
 #include "voice.h"                    // for ReadNumbers, Read8Numbers, ...
 
@@ -178,6 +180,38 @@ if (CheckTranslator(translator, langopts_tab, key) != 0) {
 	}
 }
 
+void LoadConfig(void) {
+	// Load configuration file, if one exists
+	char buf[sizeof(path_home)+10];
+	FILE *f;
+	int ix;
+	char c1;
+	char string[200];
+
+	sprintf(buf, "%s%c%s", path_home, PATHSEP, "config");
+	if ((f = fopen(buf, "r")) == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f) != NULL) {
+		if (buf[0] == '/')  continue;
+
+		if (memcmp(buf, "tone", 4) == 0)
+			ReadTonePoints(&buf[5], tone_points);
+		else if (memcmp(buf, "soundicon", 9) == 0) {
+			ix = sscanf(&buf[10], "_%c %s", &c1, string);
+			if (ix == 2) {
+				// add sound file information to soundicon array
+				// the file will be loaded to memory by LoadSoundFile2()
+				soundicon_tab[n_soundicon_tab].name = c1;
+				soundicon_tab[n_soundicon_tab].filename = strdup(string);
+				soundicon_tab[n_soundicon_tab++].length = 0;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	fclose(f);
+}
+
+
 static int LookupTune(const char *name) {
 	int ix;
 
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/langopts.h b/src/libespeak-ng/langopts.h
index 4f3d3c5e..569f971c 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/langopts.h
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/langopts.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ extern "C"
 #endif
 
 void LoadLanguageOptions(Translator *translator, int key, char *keyValue);
+void LoadConfig(void);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/speech.c b/src/libespeak-ng/speech.c
index ad9fe1f2..d4a0ed09 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/speech.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/speech.c
@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@
 #include "espeak_command.h"       // for delete_espeak_command, SetParameter
 #include "event.h"                // for event_declare, event_clear_all, eve...
 #include "fifo.h"                 // for fifo_add_command, fifo_add_commands
+#include "langopts.h"             // for LoadConfig
 #include "mbrola.h"               // for mbrola_delay
 #include "readclause.h"           // for PARAM_STACK, param_stack
-#include "synthdata.h"            // for FreePhData, LoadConfig, LoadPhData
+#include "synthdata.h"            // for FreePhData, LoadPhData
 #include "synthesize.h"           // for SpeakNextClause, Generate, Synthesi...
 #include "translate.h"            // for p_decoder, InitText, translator
 #include "voice.h"                // for FreeVoiceList, VoiceReset, current_...
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/synthdata.c b/src/libespeak-ng/synthdata.c
index 7510cc2a..c7dc90f7 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/synthdata.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/synthdata.c
@@ -393,38 +393,6 @@ int SelectPhonemeTableName(const char *name)
 	return ix;
 }
 
-void LoadConfig(void)
-{
-	// Load configuration file, if one exists
-	char buf[sizeof(path_home)+10];
-	FILE *f;
-	int ix;
-	char c1;
-	char string[200];
-
-	sprintf(buf, "%s%c%s", path_home, PATHSEP, "config");
-	if ((f = fopen(buf, "r")) == NULL)
-		return;
-
-	while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f) != NULL) {
-		if (buf[0] == '/')  continue;
-
-		if (memcmp(buf, "tone", 4) == 0)
-			ReadTonePoints(&buf[5], tone_points);
-		else if (memcmp(buf, "soundicon", 9) == 0) {
-			ix = sscanf(&buf[10], "_%c %s", &c1, string);
-			if (ix == 2) {
-				// add sound file information to soundicon array
-				// the file will be loaded to memory by LoadSoundFile2()
-				soundicon_tab[n_soundicon_tab].name = c1;
-				soundicon_tab[n_soundicon_tab].filename = strdup(string);
-				soundicon_tab[n_soundicon_tab++].length = 0;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	fclose(f);
-}
-
 static void InvalidInstn(PHONEME_TAB *ph, int instn)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "Invalid instruction %.4x for phoneme '%s'\n", instn, WordToString(ph->mnemonic));
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/synthdata.h b/src/libespeak-ng/synthdata.h
index 3548e3c5..daa3ba6a 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/synthdata.h
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/synthdata.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ void InterpretPhoneme2(int phcode,
 void FreePhData(void);
 unsigned char *GetEnvelope(int index);
 espeak_ng_STATUS LoadPhData(int *srate, espeak_ng_ERROR_CONTEXT *context);
-void LoadConfig(void);
 int LookupPhonemeString(const char *string);
 int LookupPhonemeTable(const char *name);
 frameref_t *LookupSpect(PHONEME_TAB *this_ph,