diff --git a/libs/img.c b/libs/img.c
index cd30dc8..819cff3 100644
--- a/libs/img.c
+++ b/libs/img.c
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+void
+setimageopts(void)
+{
+    imlib_set_cache_size(8192 * 1024);
+	imlib_context_set_blend(1);
+	imlib_context_set_dither(1);
+	imlib_set_color_usage(128);
+	imlib_context_set_display(dpy);
+	imlib_context_set_visual(visual);
+	imlib_context_set_colormap(cmap);
+	imlib_context_set_drawable(win);
+}
+
 void
 createifnexist(const char *dir)
 {
diff --git a/libs/img.h b/libs/img.h
index e0bdac7..6512ff4 100644
--- a/libs/img.h
+++ b/libs/img.h
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@
 #include <Imlib2.h>
 #include <openssl/md5.h>
 
+static void setimageopts(void);
+
 static Imlib_Image image = NULL;
diff --git a/spmenu.c b/spmenu.c
index 0d993ba..f408749 100644
--- a/spmenu.c
+++ b/spmenu.c
@@ -1518,14 +1518,7 @@ setup(void)
    	XChangeProperty(dpy, win, types, XA_ATOM, 32, PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *) &dock, 1);
 
     #if USEIMAGE
-    imlib_set_cache_size(8192 * 1024);
-	imlib_context_set_blend(1);
-	imlib_context_set_dither(1);
-	imlib_set_color_usage(128);
-	imlib_context_set_display(dpy);
-	imlib_context_set_visual(visual);
-	imlib_context_set_colormap(cmap);
-	imlib_context_set_drawable(win);
+    setimageopts();
     #endif
 
 	/* input methods */