diff --git a/src/StateFile.cxx b/src/StateFile.cxx
index 14618bc6e..a106a509c 100644
--- a/src/StateFile.cxx
+++ b/src/StateFile.cxx
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ try {
 	while ((line = file.ReadLine()) != nullptr) {
 		success = read_sw_volume_state(line, partition.outputs) ||
 			audio_output_state_read(line, partition.outputs) ||
-			playlist_state_restore(line, file, song_loader,
+			playlist_state_restore(config, line, file, song_loader,
 					       partition.playlist,
 					       partition.pc);
 #ifdef ENABLE_DATABASE
diff --git a/src/StateFileConfig.cxx b/src/StateFileConfig.cxx
index 4e6cc1067..e4d412b30 100644
--- a/src/StateFileConfig.cxx
+++ b/src/StateFileConfig.cxx
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ constexpr std::chrono::steady_clock::duration StateFileConfig::DEFAULT_INTERVAL;
 StateFileConfig::StateFileConfig(const ConfigData &config)
 	:path(config.GetPath(ConfigOption::STATE_FILE)),
 	 interval(config.GetUnsigned(ConfigOption::STATE_FILE_INTERVAL,
-				     DEFAULT_INTERVAL))
+				     DEFAULT_INTERVAL)),
+	 restore_paused(config.GetBool(ConfigOption::RESTORE_PAUSED, false))
 {
 #ifdef ANDROID
 	if (path.IsNull()) {
diff --git a/src/StateFileConfig.hxx b/src/StateFileConfig.hxx
index 1faa20caf..c8e5fc0f4 100644
--- a/src/StateFileConfig.hxx
+++ b/src/StateFileConfig.hxx
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ struct StateFileConfig {
 
 	std::chrono::steady_clock::duration interval;
 
+	bool restore_paused;
+
 	explicit StateFileConfig(const ConfigData &config);
 
 	bool IsEnabled() const noexcept {
diff --git a/src/queue/PlaylistState.cxx b/src/queue/PlaylistState.cxx
index 20668c5b0..33e701aca 100644
--- a/src/queue/PlaylistState.cxx
+++ b/src/queue/PlaylistState.cxx
@@ -27,12 +27,11 @@
 #include "PlaylistError.hxx"
 #include "Playlist.hxx"
 #include "SingleMode.hxx"
+#include "StateFileConfig.hxx"
 #include "queue/QueueSave.hxx"
 #include "fs/io/TextFile.hxx"
 #include "fs/io/BufferedOutputStream.hxx"
 #include "player/Control.hxx"
-#include "config/Global.hxx"
-#include "config/Option.hxx"
 #include "util/CharUtil.hxx"
 #include "util/StringAPI.hxx"
 #include "util/StringCompare.hxx"
@@ -128,7 +127,8 @@ playlist_state_load(TextFile &file, const SongLoader &song_loader,
 }
 
 bool
-playlist_state_restore(const char *line, TextFile &file,
+playlist_state_restore(const StateFileConfig &config,
+		       const char *line, TextFile &file,
 		       const SongLoader &song_loader,
 		       struct playlist &playlist, PlayerControl &pc)
 {
@@ -183,8 +183,7 @@ playlist_state_restore(const char *line, TextFile &file,
 		if (!playlist.queue.IsValidPosition(current))
 			current = 0;
 
-		if (state == PlayerState::PLAY &&
-		    config_get_bool(ConfigOption::RESTORE_PAUSED, false))
+		if (state == PlayerState::PLAY && config.restore_paused)
 			/* the user doesn't want MPD to auto-start
 			   playback after startup; fall back to
 			   "pause" */
diff --git a/src/queue/PlaylistState.hxx b/src/queue/PlaylistState.hxx
index 0b4faf026..8c08a607b 100644
--- a/src/queue/PlaylistState.hxx
+++ b/src/queue/PlaylistState.hxx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #ifndef MPD_PLAYLIST_STATE_HXX
 #define MPD_PLAYLIST_STATE_HXX
 
+struct StateFileConfig;
 struct playlist;
 struct PlayerControl;
 class TextFile;
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ playlist_state_save(BufferedOutputStream &os, const playlist &playlist,
 		    PlayerControl &pc);
 
 bool
-playlist_state_restore(const char *line, TextFile &file,
+playlist_state_restore(const StateFileConfig &config,
+		       const char *line, TextFile &file,
 		       const SongLoader &song_loader,
 		       playlist &playlist, PlayerControl &pc);