diff --git a/cfg-mplayer.h b/cfg-mplayer.h
index bdb46af1e0..78d615e911 100644
--- a/cfg-mplayer.h
+++ b/cfg-mplayer.h
@@ -665,8 +665,8 @@ const m_option_t mplayer_opts[]={
     OPT_INTRANGE("x", screen_size_x, 0, 0, 4096),
     OPT_INTRANGE("y", screen_size_y, 0, 0, 4096),
     // set screen dimensions (when not detectable or virtual!=visible)
-    OPT_INTRANGE("screenw", vo_screenwidth, CONF_NOSAVE, 0, 4096),
-    OPT_INTRANGE("screenh", vo_screenheight, CONF_NOSAVE, 0, 4096),
+    OPT_INTRANGE("screenw", vo_screenwidth, CONF_GLOBAL, 0, 4096),
+    OPT_INTRANGE("screenh", vo_screenheight, CONF_GLOBAL, 0, 4096),
     // Geometry string
     {"geometry", &vo_geometry, CONF_TYPE_STRING, 0, 0, 0, NULL},
     OPT_MAKE_FLAGS("force-window-position", force_window_position, 0),
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ const m_option_t mplayer_opts[]={
     // video mode switching: (x11,xv,dga)
     OPT_MAKE_FLAGS("vm", vidmode, 0),
     // start in fullscreen mode:
-    OPT_MAKE_FLAGS("fs", fullscreen, CONF_NOSAVE),
+    OPT_MAKE_FLAGS("fs", fullscreen, CONF_GLOBAL),
     // set fullscreen switch method (workaround for buggy WMs)
     {"fsmode-dontuse", &vo_fsmode, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 0, 31, NULL},
     // set bpp (x11+vm, dga, fbdev, vesa, svga?)
diff --git a/m_config.c b/m_config.c
index 0edf7d9023..f2f621d0fa 100644
--- a/m_config.c
+++ b/m_config.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ struct m_config *m_config_new(void *optstruct,
                                               char *filename))
 {
     static const struct m_option ref_opts[] = {
-        { "profile", NULL, CONF_TYPE_STRING_LIST, CONF_NOSAVE, 0, 0, NULL },
+        { "profile", NULL, CONF_TYPE_STRING_LIST, 0, 0, 0, NULL },
         { "show-profile", show_profile, CONF_TYPE_PRINT_FUNC, CONF_NOCFG },
         { "list-options", list_options, CONF_TYPE_PRINT_FUNC, CONF_NOCFG },
         { NULL }
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ struct m_config *m_config_new(void *optstruct,
     if (includefunc) {
         struct m_option *p = talloc_ptrtype(config, p);
         *p = (struct m_option){
-            "include", NULL, CONF_TYPE_STRING, CONF_NOSAVE,
+            "include", NULL, CONF_TYPE_STRING, 0,
         };
         m_config_add_option(config, p, NULL, NULL);
         config->includefunc = includefunc;
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static void ensure_backup(struct m_config *config, struct m_config_option *co)
         return;
     if (co->opt->type->flags & M_OPT_TYPE_HAS_CHILD)
         return;
-    if (co->opt->flags & (M_OPT_GLOBAL | M_OPT_NOSAVE))
+    if (co->opt->flags & M_OPT_GLOBAL)
         return;
     if (co->flags & M_CFG_OPT_ALIAS)
         return;
diff --git a/m_option.h b/m_option.h
index d100e1c628..064444a63f 100644
--- a/m_option.h
+++ b/m_option.h
@@ -284,13 +284,6 @@ struct m_option {
  */
 #define M_OPT_GLOBAL            (1 << 4)
 
-// The \ref Config won't save this option on push.
-/** It won't be saved on push but the command line parser will add it with
- *  its entry (i.e. it may be set later)
- *  e.g options : -include
- */
-#define M_OPT_NOSAVE            (1 << 5)
-
 // The option should be set during command line pre-parsing
 #define M_OPT_PRE_PARSE         (1 << 6)
 
@@ -306,7 +299,6 @@ struct m_option {
 #define CONF_NOCFG              M_OPT_NOCFG
 #define CONF_NOCMD              M_OPT_NOCMD
 #define CONF_GLOBAL             M_OPT_GLOBAL
-#define CONF_NOSAVE             M_OPT_NOSAVE
 #define CONF_PRE_PARSE          M_OPT_PRE_PARSE
 
 // These flags are used to describe special parser capabilities or behavior.