diff --git a/src/libcmd/repl.cc b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
index 1e80d14e1..53dd94c7a 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/repl.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "ansicolor.hh"
 #include "shared.hh"
+#include "config-global.hh"
 #include "eval.hh"
 #include "eval-cache.hh"
 #include "eval-inline.hh"
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval-settings.cc b/src/libexpr/eval-settings.cc
index 85b1677ea..a642bb684 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval-settings.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval-settings.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "users.hh"
+#include "config-global.hh"
 #include "globals.hh"
 #include "profiles.hh"
 #include "eval.hh"
diff --git a/src/libexpr/flake/config.cc b/src/libexpr/flake/config.cc
index e0c5d4512..03430b0e3 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/flake/config.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/flake/config.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "users.hh"
+#include "config-global.hh"
 #include "globals.hh"
 #include "fetch-settings.hh"
 #include "flake.hh"
diff --git a/src/libfetchers/fetch-settings.cc b/src/libfetchers/fetch-settings.cc
index e7d5244dc..21c42567c 100644
--- a/src/libfetchers/fetch-settings.cc
+++ b/src/libfetchers/fetch-settings.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "fetch-settings.hh"
+#include "config-global.hh"
 
 namespace nix {
 
diff --git a/src/libmain/common-args.cc b/src/libmain/common-args.cc
index 5b49aaabc..a94845ab8 100644
--- a/src/libmain/common-args.cc
+++ b/src/libmain/common-args.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "common-args.hh"
 #include "args/root.hh"
+#include "config-global.hh"
 #include "globals.hh"
 #include "logging.hh"
 #include "loggers.hh"
diff --git a/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc b/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
index 146a060f3..64b8495e1 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #  include "hook-instance.hh"
 #endif
 #include "processes.hh"
+#include "config-global.hh"
 #include "worker.hh"
 #include "builtins.hh"
 #include "builtins/buildenv.hh"
diff --git a/src/libstore/filetransfer.cc b/src/libstore/filetransfer.cc
index a54ebdcf3..cbbb0fe7a 100644
--- a/src/libstore/filetransfer.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/filetransfer.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "filetransfer.hh"
 #include "globals.hh"
+#include "config-global.hh"
 #include "store-api.hh"
 #include "s3.hh"
 #include "compression.hh"
diff --git a/src/libstore/globals.cc b/src/libstore/globals.cc
index 88f899dbf..8fec10d51 100644
--- a/src/libstore/globals.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/globals.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "globals.hh"
+#include "config-global.hh"
 #include "current-process.hh"
 #include "archive.hh"
 #include "args.hh"
diff --git a/src/libstore/unix/build/hook-instance.cc b/src/libstore/unix/build/hook-instance.cc
index 5d045ec3d..dfc208798 100644
--- a/src/libstore/unix/build/hook-instance.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/unix/build/hook-instance.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "globals.hh"
+#include "config-global.hh"
 #include "hook-instance.hh"
 #include "file-system.hh"
 #include "child.hh"
diff --git a/src/libutil-c/nix_api_util.cc b/src/libutil-c/nix_api_util.cc
index 0a9b49345..4f65a4c12 100644
--- a/src/libutil-c/nix_api_util.cc
+++ b/src/libutil-c/nix_api_util.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include "nix_api_util.h"
-#include "config.hh"
+#include "config-global.hh"
 #include "error.hh"
 #include "nix_api_util_internal.h"
 #include "util.hh"
diff --git a/src/libutil/archive.cc b/src/libutil/archive.cc
index d20936de4..22be392d4 100644
--- a/src/libutil/archive.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/archive.cc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <strings.h> // for strcasecmp
 
 #include "archive.hh"
-#include "config.hh"
+#include "config-global.hh"
 #include "posix-source-accessor.hh"
 #include "source-path.hh"
 #include "file-system.hh"
diff --git a/src/libutil/config-global.cc b/src/libutil/config-global.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8025b303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libutil/config-global.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#include "config-global.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+bool GlobalConfig::set(const std::string & name, const std::string & value)
+{
+    for (auto & config : *configRegistrations)
+        if (config->set(name, value)) return true;
+
+    unknownSettings.emplace(name, value);
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+void GlobalConfig::getSettings(std::map<std::string, SettingInfo> & res, bool overriddenOnly)
+{
+    for (auto & config : *configRegistrations)
+        config->getSettings(res, overriddenOnly);
+}
+
+void GlobalConfig::resetOverridden()
+{
+    for (auto & config : *configRegistrations)
+        config->resetOverridden();
+}
+
+nlohmann::json GlobalConfig::toJSON()
+{
+    auto res = nlohmann::json::object();
+    for (const auto & config : *configRegistrations)
+        res.update(config->toJSON());
+    return res;
+}
+
+std::string GlobalConfig::toKeyValue()
+{
+    std::string res;
+    std::map<std::string, Config::SettingInfo> settings;
+    globalConfig.getSettings(settings);
+    for (const auto & s : settings)
+        res += fmt("%s = %s\n", s.first, s.second.value);
+    return res;
+}
+
+void GlobalConfig::convertToArgs(Args & args, const std::string & category)
+{
+    for (auto & config : *configRegistrations)
+        config->convertToArgs(args, category);
+}
+
+GlobalConfig globalConfig;
+
+GlobalConfig::ConfigRegistrations * GlobalConfig::configRegistrations;
+
+GlobalConfig::Register::Register(Config * config)
+{
+    if (!configRegistrations)
+        configRegistrations = new ConfigRegistrations;
+    configRegistrations->emplace_back(config);
+}
+
+ExperimentalFeatureSettings experimentalFeatureSettings;
+
+static GlobalConfig::Register rSettings(&experimentalFeatureSettings);
+
+}
diff --git a/src/libutil/config-global.hh b/src/libutil/config-global.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b7b69a0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libutil/config-global.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#pragma once
+///@file
+
+#include "config.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+struct GlobalConfig : public AbstractConfig
+{
+    typedef std::vector<Config*> ConfigRegistrations;
+    static ConfigRegistrations * configRegistrations;
+
+    bool set(const std::string & name, const std::string & value) override;
+
+    void getSettings(std::map<std::string, SettingInfo> & res, bool overriddenOnly = false) override;
+
+    void resetOverridden() override;
+
+    nlohmann::json toJSON() override;
+
+    std::string toKeyValue() override;
+
+    void convertToArgs(Args & args, const std::string & category) override;
+
+    struct Register
+    {
+        Register(Config * config);
+    };
+};
+
+extern GlobalConfig globalConfig;
+
+}
diff --git a/src/libutil/config.cc b/src/libutil/config.cc
index efde8591b..192a4ecb9 100644
--- a/src/libutil/config.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/config.cc
@@ -443,67 +443,6 @@ void OptionalPathSetting::operator =(const std::optional<Path> & v)
     this->assign(v);
 }
 
-bool GlobalConfig::set(const std::string & name, const std::string & value)
-{
-    for (auto & config : *configRegistrations)
-        if (config->set(name, value)) return true;
-
-    unknownSettings.emplace(name, value);
-
-    return false;
-}
-
-void GlobalConfig::getSettings(std::map<std::string, SettingInfo> & res, bool overriddenOnly)
-{
-    for (auto & config : *configRegistrations)
-        config->getSettings(res, overriddenOnly);
-}
-
-void GlobalConfig::resetOverridden()
-{
-    for (auto & config : *configRegistrations)
-        config->resetOverridden();
-}
-
-nlohmann::json GlobalConfig::toJSON()
-{
-    auto res = nlohmann::json::object();
-    for (const auto & config : *configRegistrations)
-        res.update(config->toJSON());
-    return res;
-}
-
-std::string GlobalConfig::toKeyValue()
-{
-    std::string res;
-    std::map<std::string, Config::SettingInfo> settings;
-    globalConfig.getSettings(settings);
-    for (const auto & s : settings)
-        res += fmt("%s = %s\n", s.first, s.second.value);
-    return res;
-}
-
-void GlobalConfig::convertToArgs(Args & args, const std::string & category)
-{
-    for (auto & config : *configRegistrations)
-        config->convertToArgs(args, category);
-}
-
-GlobalConfig globalConfig;
-
-GlobalConfig::ConfigRegistrations * GlobalConfig::configRegistrations;
-
-GlobalConfig::Register::Register(Config * config)
-{
-    if (!configRegistrations)
-        configRegistrations = new ConfigRegistrations;
-    configRegistrations->emplace_back(config);
-}
-
-ExperimentalFeatureSettings experimentalFeatureSettings;
-
-static GlobalConfig::Register rSettings(&experimentalFeatureSettings);
-
 bool ExperimentalFeatureSettings::isEnabled(const ExperimentalFeature & feature) const
 {
     auto & f = experimentalFeatures.get();
diff --git a/src/libutil/config.hh b/src/libutil/config.hh
index 07322b60d..1952ba1b8 100644
--- a/src/libutil/config.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/config.hh
@@ -375,31 +375,6 @@ public:
     void operator =(const std::optional<Path> & v);
 };
 
-struct GlobalConfig : public AbstractConfig
-{
-    typedef std::vector<Config*> ConfigRegistrations;
-    static ConfigRegistrations * configRegistrations;
-
-    bool set(const std::string & name, const std::string & value) override;
-
-    void getSettings(std::map<std::string, SettingInfo> & res, bool overriddenOnly = false) override;
-
-    void resetOverridden() override;
-
-    nlohmann::json toJSON() override;
-
-    std::string toKeyValue() override;
-
-    void convertToArgs(Args & args, const std::string & category) override;
-
-    struct Register
-    {
-        Register(Config * config);
-    };
-};
-
-extern GlobalConfig globalConfig;
-
 
 struct ExperimentalFeatureSettings : Config {
 
diff --git a/src/libutil/fs-sink.cc b/src/libutil/fs-sink.cc
index 91070ea89..a6a743737 100644
--- a/src/libutil/fs-sink.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/fs-sink.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
 #include "error.hh"
-#include "config.hh"
+#include "config-global.hh"
 #include "fs-sink.hh"
 
 #if _WIN32
diff --git a/src/libutil/logging.cc b/src/libutil/logging.cc
index 5fa01f0d9..55751b4cf 100644
--- a/src/libutil/logging.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/logging.cc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include "environment-variables.hh"
 #include "terminal.hh"
 #include "util.hh"
-#include "config.hh"
+#include "config-global.hh"
 #include "source-path.hh"
 #include "position.hh"
 
diff --git a/src/nix/config.cc b/src/nix/config.cc
index 52706afcf..07f975a00 100644
--- a/src/nix/config.cc
+++ b/src/nix/config.cc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "common-args.hh"
 #include "shared.hh"
 #include "store-api.hh"
+#include "config-global.hh"
 
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
diff --git a/src/nix/develop.cc b/src/nix/develop.cc
index 27287a1a8..a7acbff0b 100644
--- a/src/nix/develop.cc
+++ b/src/nix/develop.cc
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "config-global.hh"
 #include "eval.hh"
 #include "installable-flake.hh"
 #include "command-installable-value.hh"
diff --git a/src/nix/unix/daemon.cc b/src/nix/unix/daemon.cc
index f1fc51682..41ea1f5a4 100644
--- a/src/nix/unix/daemon.cc
+++ b/src/nix/unix/daemon.cc
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "serialise.hh"
 #include "archive.hh"
 #include "globals.hh"
+#include "config-global.hh"
 #include "derivations.hh"
 #include "finally.hh"
 #include "legacy.hh"
diff --git a/tests/functional/plugins/plugintest.cc b/tests/functional/plugins/plugintest.cc
index e02fd68d5..7433ad190 100644
--- a/tests/functional/plugins/plugintest.cc
+++ b/tests/functional/plugins/plugintest.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "config.hh"
+#include "config-global.hh"
 #include "primops.hh"
 
 using namespace nix;
diff --git a/tests/unit/libutil/nix_api_util.cc b/tests/unit/libutil/nix_api_util.cc
index d2999f55b..2b7e38225 100644
--- a/tests/unit/libutil/nix_api_util.cc
+++ b/tests/unit/libutil/nix_api_util.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "config.hh"
+#include "config-global.hh"
 #include "args.hh"
 #include "nix_api_util.h"
 #include "nix_api_util_internal.h"