diff --git a/config/show_config b/config/show_config
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 5e2e3261b5..d6c25f89fa
--- a/config/show_config
+++ b/config/show_config
@@ -121,9 +121,3 @@ show_config() {
 
   echo -e "$config_message"
 }
-
-
-if [ "${FUNCNAME[0]}" = "main" ]; then
-  . config/options ""
-  show_config
-fi
diff --git a/tools/viewconfig b/tools/viewconfig
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..9bcecf63c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/viewconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# Copyright (C) 2021-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
+
+. config/options ""
+. config/show_config
+
+show_config