diff --git a/configure.ac.in b/configure.ac.in
index db802197..e0fd07c6 100644
--- a/configure.ac.in
+++ b/configure.ac.in
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([config_output],
               [want_config_output="$enableval"], [want_config_output=yes])
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_CONFIG_OUTPUT, test x$want_config_output = xyes)
-AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_FOR_FOPENCOOKIE, test x$want_config_output = xyes)
 if test x$want_config_output = xyes; then
   AC_DEFINE(CONFIG_OUTPUT, 1, [Define if you want conky to output a default config (with -C)])
   AC_CHECK_FUNCS(fopencookie)
+  AC_CHECK_FUNCS(funopen)
 fi
 
 dnl
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 53bcfd54..d77b5108 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -29,19 +29,20 @@ bin_PROGRAMS = conky
 
 if BUILD_CONFIG_OUTPUT
 config_output = defconfig.h
-if BUILD_FOR_FOPENCOOKIE
 config_cookie = conf_cookie.c conf_cookie.h
+if BUILD_X11
+config_input = ../data/conky.conf
+else
+config_input = ../data/conky_no_x11.conf
 endif
+
 conky_DEPENDENCIES = $(config_output)
 BUILT_SOURCES = $(config_output)
 CLEANFILES = $(config_output)
-if BUILD_X11
-$(config_output): ../data/conky.conf
-else
-$(config_output): ../data/conky_no_x11.conf
-endif
-	sh ../text2c.sh $< $@ defconfig
-endif
+
+$(config_output): ${config_input}
+	sh ../text2c.sh ${config_input} $@ defconfig
+endif # BUILD_CONFIG_OUTPUT
 
 if BUILD_AUDACIOUS
 audacious = audacious.c audacious.h
diff --git a/src/conf_cookie.c b/src/conf_cookie.c
index 7af85870..91905a60 100644
--- a/src/conf_cookie.c
+++ b/src/conf_cookie.c
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include "config.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include "defconfig.h"
 
-ssize_t conf_read(void *cookie, char *buf, size_t size)
+#if defined(HAVE_FOPENCOOKIE)
+#define COOKIE_LEN_T	size_t
+#define COOKIE_RET_T	ssize_t
+#else
+#define COOKIE_LEN_T	int
+#define COOKIE_RET_T	int
+#endif
+
+static COOKIE_RET_T
+conf_read(void *cookie, char *buf, COOKIE_LEN_T size)
 {
 	static int col = 0, row = 0;
-	size_t i = 0;
+	COOKIE_LEN_T i = 0;
 	const char *conf[] = defconfig;
 
 	(void)cookie;
@@ -24,11 +34,22 @@ ssize_t conf_read(void *cookie, char *buf, size_t size)
 	return i;
 }
 
-#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)
-cookie_io_functions_t conf_cookie = {
+#if defined(HAVE_FOPENCOOKIE)
+static cookie_io_functions_t conf_cookie = {
 	.read = &conf_read,
 	.write = NULL,
 	.seek = NULL,
 	.close = NULL,
 };
+FILE *conf_cookie_open(void)
+{
+	return fopencookie(NULL, "r", conf_cookie);
+}
+#elif defined(HAVE_FUNOPEN)
+FILE *conf_cookie_open(void)
+{
+	return funopen(NULL, &conf_read, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+}
+#else
+FILE *conf_cookie_open(void) { return NULL; }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/conf_cookie.h b/src/conf_cookie.h
index a5a8fea2..4ffada0a 100644
--- a/src/conf_cookie.h
+++ b/src/conf_cookie.h
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef _CONF_COOKIE_H
 #define _CONF_COOKIE_H
 
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-extern cookie_io_functions_t conf_cookie;
+FILE *conf_cookie_open(void);
 
 #endif /* _CONF_COOKIE_H */
diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index 614a039c..8717b7c4 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -108,10 +108,8 @@ char *get_apm_battery_time(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OUTPUT
 #include "defconfig.h"
-#ifdef HAVE_FOPENCOOKIE
 #include "conf_cookie.h"
 #endif
-#endif
 
 #ifndef S_ISSOCK
 #define S_ISSOCK(x)   ((x & S_IFMT) == S_IFSOCK)
@@ -7822,9 +7820,7 @@ static FILE *open_config_file(const char *f)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_OUTPUT
 	if (!strcmp(f, "==builtin==")) {
-#ifdef HAVE_FOPENCOOKIE
-		return fopencookie(NULL, "r", conf_cookie);
-#endif /* HAVE_FOPENCOOKIE */
+		return conf_cookie_open();
 	} else
 #endif /* CONFIG_OUTPUT */
 		return fopen(f, "r");