diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index 38af34219b..5eec6070c6 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ extern const struct m_sub_options tv_params_conf;
 extern const struct m_sub_options stream_cdda_conf;
 extern const struct m_sub_options stream_dvb_conf;
 extern const struct m_sub_options stream_lavf_conf;
+extern const struct m_sub_options stream_cache_conf;
 extern const struct m_sub_options sws_conf;
 extern const struct m_sub_options demux_rawaudio_conf;
 extern const struct m_sub_options demux_rawvideo_conf;
@@ -117,34 +118,6 @@ static const struct m_sub_options screenshot_conf = {
     .defaults = &image_writer_opts_defaults,
 };
 
-#define OPT_BASE_STRUCT struct mp_cache_opts
-
-const struct m_sub_options stream_cache_conf = {
-    .opts = (const struct m_option[]){
-        OPT_CHOICE_OR_INT("cache", size, 0, 32, 0x7fffffff,
-                          ({"no", 0},
-                           {"auto", -1},
-                           {"yes", -2})),
-        OPT_CHOICE_OR_INT("cache-default", def_size, 0, 32, 0x7fffffff,
-                          ({"no", 0})),
-        OPT_INTRANGE("cache-initial", initial, 0, 0, 0x7fffffff),
-        OPT_INTRANGE("cache-seek-min", seek_min, 0, 0, 0x7fffffff),
-        OPT_INTRANGE("cache-backbuffer", back_buffer, 0, 0, 0x7fffffff),
-        OPT_STRING("cache-file", file, M_OPT_FILE),
-        OPT_INTRANGE("cache-file-size", file_max, 0, 0, 0x7fffffff),
-        {0}
-    },
-    .size = sizeof(struct mp_cache_opts),
-    .defaults = &(const struct mp_cache_opts){
-        .size = -1,
-        .def_size = 75000,
-        .initial = 0,
-        .seek_min = 500,
-        .back_buffer = 75000,
-        .file_max = 1024 * 1024,
-    },
-};
-
 #undef OPT_BASE_STRUCT
 #define OPT_BASE_STRUCT struct mp_vo_opts
 
diff --git a/stream/cache.c b/stream/cache.c
index 16ce35337c..a458dd14a7 100644
--- a/stream/cache.c
+++ b/stream/cache.c
@@ -66,6 +66,33 @@
 #include "stream.h"
 #include "common/common.h"
 
+#define OPT_BASE_STRUCT struct mp_cache_opts
+
+const struct m_sub_options stream_cache_conf = {
+    .opts = (const struct m_option[]){
+        OPT_CHOICE_OR_INT("cache", size, 0, 32, 0x7fffffff,
+                          ({"no", 0},
+                           {"auto", -1},
+                           {"yes", -2})),
+        OPT_CHOICE_OR_INT("cache-default", def_size, 0, 32, 0x7fffffff,
+                          ({"no", 0})),
+        OPT_INTRANGE("cache-initial", initial, 0, 0, 0x7fffffff),
+        OPT_INTRANGE("cache-seek-min", seek_min, 0, 0, 0x7fffffff),
+        OPT_INTRANGE("cache-backbuffer", back_buffer, 0, 0, 0x7fffffff),
+        OPT_STRING("cache-file", file, M_OPT_FILE),
+        OPT_INTRANGE("cache-file-size", file_max, 0, 0, 0x7fffffff),
+        {0}
+    },
+    .size = sizeof(struct mp_cache_opts),
+    .defaults = &(const struct mp_cache_opts){
+        .size = -1,
+        .def_size = 75000,
+        .initial = 0,
+        .seek_min = 500,
+        .back_buffer = 75000,
+        .file_max = 1024 * 1024,
+    },
+};
 
 // Note: (struct priv*)(cache->priv)->cache == cache
 struct priv {