diff --git a/options/m_config.c b/options/m_config.c
index d9a3343ab7..2b873e765c 100644
--- a/options/m_config.c
+++ b/options/m_config.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static int parse_include(struct m_config *config, struct bstr param, bool set,
     if (!set)
         return 1;
     char *filename = bstrdup0(NULL, param);
-    config->includefunc(config, filename, flags);
+    config->includefunc(config->includefunc_ctx, filename, flags);
     talloc_free(filename);
     return 1;
 }
diff --git a/options/m_config.h b/options/m_config.h
index 1f03a9abea..829fa90ba7 100644
--- a/options/m_config.h
+++ b/options/m_config.h
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ typedef struct m_config {
 
     bool use_profiles;
     bool is_toplevel;
-    int (*includefunc)(struct m_config *conf, char *filename, int flags);
+    int (*includefunc)(void *ctx, char *filename, int flags);
+    void *includefunc_ctx;
 
     void *optstruct; // struct mpopts or other
 } m_config_t;
diff --git a/player/main.c b/player/main.c
index 7ca64ed664..3dde2f6101 100644
--- a/player/main.c
+++ b/player/main.c
@@ -292,9 +292,10 @@ static void init_input(struct MPContext *mpctx)
 #endif
 }
 
-static int cfg_include(struct m_config *conf, char *filename, int flags)
+static int cfg_include(void *ctx, char *filename, int flags)
 {
-    return m_config_parse_config_file(conf, filename, flags);
+    struct MPContext *mpctx = ctx;
+    return m_config_parse_config_file(mpctx->mconfig, filename, flags);
 }
 
 static int mpv_main(int argc, char *argv[])
@@ -318,6 +319,7 @@ static int mpv_main(int argc, char *argv[])
                                   &mp_default_opts, mp_opts);
     mpctx->opts = mpctx->mconfig->optstruct;
     mpctx->mconfig->includefunc = cfg_include;
+    mpctx->mconfig->includefunc_ctx = mpctx;
     mpctx->mconfig->use_profiles = true;
     mpctx->mconfig->is_toplevel = true;