diff --git a/libobs/util/config-file.c b/libobs/util/config-file.c
index 0966b744d..a23d8d663 100644
--- a/libobs/util/config-file.c
+++ b/libobs/util/config-file.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ config_t *config_create(const char *file)
 	fclose(f);
 
 	config = bzalloc(sizeof(struct config_data));
+	config->file = bstrdup(file);
 	return config;
 }