diff --git a/apps/menus/main_menu.c b/apps/menus/main_menu.c
index d756d98591..7c2e87c410 100644
--- a/apps/menus/main_menu.c
+++ b/apps/menus/main_menu.c
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ static int reset_settings(void)
     switch(gui_syncyesno_run(&message, &yes_message, &no_message))
     {
         case YESNO_YES:
-            settings_write_config(CONFIGFILE ".bak", SETTINGS_SAVE_CHANGED);
             settings_reset();
             settings_apply(true);
             settings_save();
diff --git a/apps/settings.c b/apps/settings.c
index 237ff1c567..d259cecd65 100644
--- a/apps/settings.c
+++ b/apps/settings.c
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ static bool cfg_string_to_int(int setting_id, int* out, char* str)
     }
     return false;
 }
+static bool settings_write_config(char* filename, int options);
 
 bool settings_load_config(const char* file, bool apply)
 {
@@ -273,7 +274,8 @@ bool settings_load_config(const char* file, bool apply)
     fd = open(file, O_RDONLY);
     if (fd < 0)
         return false;
-
+    settings_write_config(ROCKBOX_DIR "oldcfg.cfg", SETTINGS_SAVE_CHANGED);
+    
     while (read_line(fd, line, sizeof line) > 0)
     {
         if (!settings_parseline(line, &name, &value))
@@ -450,7 +452,7 @@ static bool is_changed(int setting_id)
     return true;
 }
 
-bool settings_write_config(char* filename, int options)
+static bool settings_write_config(char* filename, int options)
 {
     int i;
     int fd;
@@ -949,7 +951,7 @@ void settings_reset(void) {
 
     int i;
     DEBUGF( "settings_reset()\n" );
-
+    settings_write_config(ROCKBOX_DIR "oldcfg.cfg", SETTINGS_SAVE_CHANGED);
     for(i=0; i<nb_settings; i++)
     {
         switch (settings[i].flags&F_T_MASK)
diff --git a/apps/settings.h b/apps/settings.h
index 9f7546c60f..1a2c2ee444 100644
--- a/apps/settings.h
+++ b/apps/settings.h
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ bool settings_load_config(const char* file, bool apply);
 
 void status_save( void );
 int settings_save(void);
-
 /* defines for the options paramater */
 enum {
     SETTINGS_SAVE_CHANGED = 0,
@@ -215,7 +214,6 @@ enum {
 #endif
 };
 bool settings_save_config(int options);
-bool settings_write_config(char* filename, int options);
 
 void settings_reset(void);
 void sound_settings_apply(void);