diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index f79bb310..885bbaaa 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include "layouts/max.h"
 #include "layouts/floating.h"
 
+#define AWESOME_CONFIG_FILE ".awesomerc" 
+
 static XColor initxcolor(Display *, int, const char *);
 static unsigned int get_numlockmask(Display *);
 
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index d69ab339..67239f08 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 #ifndef AWESOME_CONFIG_H
 #define AWESOME_CONFIG_H
 
-#define AWESOME_CONFIG_FILE ".awesomerc"
-
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <X11/Xft/Xft.h>