diff --git a/src/config/conf.c b/src/config/conf.c
index dd9cab7a9..e2d152d5a 100644
--- a/src/config/conf.c
+++ b/src/config/conf.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ static const struct parse_handler parse_handlers[] = {
 };
 
 
-enum parse_error
+static enum parse_error
 parse_config_command(struct option *options, unsigned char **file, int *line,
 		     struct string *mirror, int is_system_conf)
 {
@@ -376,12 +376,22 @@ parse_config_command(struct option *options, unsigned char **file, int *line,
 	return ERROR_COMMAND;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXMODE
+enum parse_error
+parse_config_exmode_command(unsigned char *cmd)
+{
+	int dummyline = 0;
+
+	return parse_config_command(config_options, &cmd, &dummyline, NULL, 0);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_EXMODE */
+
 void
 parse_config_file(struct option *options, unsigned char *name,
 		  unsigned char *file, struct string *mirror,
 		  int is_system_conf)
 {
-	int line = 1;
+	struct conf_parsing_pos pos = { 0 };
 	int error_occurred = 0;
 	enum parse_error err = 0;
 	enum verbose_level verbose = get_cmd_opt_int("verbose");
diff --git a/src/config/conf.h b/src/config/conf.h
index f55e4e707..2a9a7ffee 100644
--- a/src/config/conf.h
+++ b/src/config/conf.h
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ enum parse_error {
 };
 
 void load_config(void);
-enum parse_error parse_config_command(struct option *options,
-				      unsigned char **file, int *line,
-				      struct string *mirror,
-				      int is_system_conf);
+#ifdef CONFIG_EXMODE
+enum parse_error parse_config_exmode_command(unsigned char *cmd);
+#endif
 void parse_config_file(struct option *options, unsigned char *name,
 		       unsigned char *file, struct string *mirror,
 		       int is_system_conf);
diff --git a/src/dialogs/exmode.c b/src/dialogs/exmode.c
index 75a1bb922..3f08fb13e 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/exmode.c
+++ b/src/dialogs/exmode.c
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ static int
 exmode_confcmd_handler(struct session *ses, unsigned char *command,
 			unsigned char *args)
 {
-	int dummyline = 0;
 	enum parse_error err;
 
 	assert(ses && command && args);
@@ -74,8 +73,7 @@ exmode_confcmd_handler(struct session *ses, unsigned char *command,
 	/* Undo the arguments separation. */
 	if (*args) *(--args) = ' ';
 
-	err = parse_config_command(config_options, &command, &dummyline, NULL,
-	                           0);
+	err = parse_config_exmode_command(command);
 	return err;
 }