diff --git a/src/linker/lnk_cmd_line.c b/src/linker/lnk_cmd_line.c
index 5d1f6d5f..ee7e76bc 100644
--- a/src/linker/lnk_cmd_line.c
+++ b/src/linker/lnk_cmd_line.c
@@ -187,46 +187,6 @@ lnk_cmd_line_has_option(LNK_CmdLine cmd_line, char *string)
   return lnk_cmd_line_has_option_string(cmd_line, str8_cstring(string));
 }
 
-internal String8List
-lnk_unwrap_rsp(Arena *arena, String8List arg_list)
-{
-  Temp scratch = scratch_begin(&arena, 1);
-
-  String8List result = {0};
-
-  for (String8Node *curr = arg_list.first; curr != 0; curr = curr->next) {
-    B32 is_rsp = str8_match_lit("@", curr->string, StringMatchFlag_RightSideSloppy);
-    if (is_rsp) {
-      // remove "@"
-      String8 name = str8_skip(curr->string, 1);
-
-      if (os_file_path_exists(name)) {
-        // read rsp from disk
-        String8 file = lnk_read_data_from_file_path(scratch.arena, name);
-        
-        // parse rsp
-        String8List rsp_args = lnk_arg_list_parse_windows_rules(scratch.arena, file);
-        
-        // handle case where rsp references another rsp
-        String8List list = lnk_unwrap_rsp(arena, rsp_args);
-
-        // push arguments from rsp
-        list = str8_list_copy(arena, &list);
-        str8_list_concat_in_place(&result, &list);
-       } else {
-        lnk_error(LNK_Error_Cmdl, "unable to find rsp: %S", name);
-      }
-    } else {
-      // push regular argument
-      String8 str = push_str8_copy(arena, curr->string);
-      str8_list_push(arena, &result, str);
-    }
-  }
-  
-  scratch_end(scratch);
-  return result;
-}
-
 internal String8List
 lnk_data_from_cmd_line(Arena *arena, LNK_CmdLine cmd_line)
 {
diff --git a/src/linker/lnk_cmd_line.h b/src/linker/lnk_cmd_line.h
index 2d35832f..ea8d3052 100644
--- a/src/linker/lnk_cmd_line.h
+++ b/src/linker/lnk_cmd_line.h
@@ -27,7 +27,5 @@ internal B32             lnk_cmd_line_has_option(LNK_CmdLine cmd_line, char *str
 internal LNK_CmdOption * lnk_cmd_line_push_option(Arena *arena, LNK_CmdLine *cmd_line, char *string, char *value);
 internal LNK_CmdOption * lnk_cmd_line_push_option_if_not_present(Arena *arena, LNK_CmdLine *cmd_line, char *string, char *value);
 
-internal String8List lnk_unwrap_rsp(Arena *arena, String8List arg_list);
-
 internal String8List lnk_data_from_cmd_line(Arena *arena, LNK_CmdLine cmd_line);
 
diff --git a/src/linker/lnk_config.c b/src/linker/lnk_config.c
index 86862571..5ef066a4 100644
--- a/src/linker/lnk_config.c
+++ b/src/linker/lnk_config.c
@@ -1806,6 +1806,46 @@ lnk_apply_cmd_option_to_config(Arena *arena, LNK_Config *config, String8 cmd_nam
   scratch_end(scratch);
 }
 
+internal String8List
+lnk_unwrap_rsp(Arena *arena, String8List arg_list)
+{
+  Temp scratch = scratch_begin(&arena, 1);
+
+  String8List result = {0};
+
+  for (String8Node *curr = arg_list.first; curr != 0; curr = curr->next) {
+    B32 is_rsp = str8_match_lit("@", curr->string, StringMatchFlag_RightSideSloppy);
+    if (is_rsp) {
+      // remove "@"
+      String8 name = str8_skip(curr->string, 1);
+
+      if (os_file_path_exists(name)) {
+        // read rsp from disk
+        String8 file = lnk_read_data_from_file_path(scratch.arena, name);
+        
+        // parse rsp
+        String8List rsp_args = lnk_arg_list_parse_windows_rules(scratch.arena, file);
+        
+        // handle case where rsp references another rsp
+        String8List list = lnk_unwrap_rsp(arena, rsp_args);
+
+        // push arguments from rsp
+        list = str8_list_copy(arena, &list);
+        str8_list_concat_in_place(&result, &list);
+       } else {
+        lnk_error(LNK_Error_Cmdl, "unable to find rsp: %S", name);
+      }
+    } else {
+      // push regular argument
+      String8 str = push_str8_copy(arena, curr->string);
+      str8_list_push(arena, &result, str);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  scratch_end(scratch);
+  return result;
+}
+
 internal LNK_Config *
 lnk_config_from_cmd_line(Arena *arena, String8List raw_cmd_line)
 {