diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index 3e3952851f..453c670786 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -5722,14 +5722,14 @@ void input_config_parse_joy_button(
    }
 }
 
-void config_deinit(void)
+void rarch_config_deinit(void)
 {
    if (config_st)
       free(config_st);
    config_st = NULL;
 }
 
-void config_init(void)
+void rarch_config_init(void)
 {
    if (config_st)
       return;
diff --git a/configuration.h b/configuration.h
index 898f2af8f2..0e4afb6c7a 100644
--- a/configuration.h
+++ b/configuration.h
@@ -1083,9 +1083,9 @@ void config_load_file_salamander(void);
 void config_save_file_salamander(void);
 #endif
 
-void config_init(void);
+void rarch_config_init(void);
 
-void config_deinit(void);
+void rarch_config_deinit(void);
 
 settings_t *config_get_ptr(void);
 
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 44ace29a4c..f33f0f1bcf 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -5940,7 +5940,7 @@ void main_exit(void *args)
    global_free(p_rarch);
    task_queue_deinit();
 
-   config_deinit();
+   rarch_config_deinit();
 
    ui_companion_driver_deinit(p_rarch);
 
@@ -6008,7 +6008,7 @@ int rarch_main(int argc, char *argv[], void *data)
    command_event(CMD_EVENT_HISTORY_DEINIT, NULL);
    rarch_favorites_deinit();
 
-   config_init();
+   rarch_config_init();
 
    retroarch_deinit_drivers(&runloop_st->retro_ctx);
    retroarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_STATE_FREE,  NULL);