diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2798bb06..21f21161 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ AC_INIT([rofi], [1.3.1], [https://github.com/DaveDavenport/rofi/],[],[https://re
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([source/rofi.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
+AH_BOTTOM([#include "gitconfig.h"])
 
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Lex & Bison language parser.
diff --git a/source/rofi.c b/source/rofi.c
index 5ca16ff9..4ca2460e 100644
--- a/source/rofi.c
+++ b/source/rofi.c
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@
 #include "view.h"
 #include "view-internal.h"
 
-#include "gitconfig.h"
-
 #include "theme.h"
 
 #include "timings.h"