diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index bd935d60..7bf869fe 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -2127,9 +2127,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		ssize_t fill_cmdline = fill;
 #endif
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
-		size_t stripeclm_cmdline = stripe_column;
 		char *backup_dir_cmdline = backup_dir;
 		char *word_chars_cmdline = word_chars;
+		size_t stripeclm_cmdline = stripe_column;
 		ssize_t tabsize_cmdline = tabsize;
 #endif
 #ifdef ENABLE_OPERATINGDIR
@@ -2169,8 +2169,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			fill = fill_cmdline;
 #endif
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
-		if (stripeclm_cmdline > 0)
-			stripe_column = stripeclm_cmdline;
 		if (backup_dir_cmdline != NULL) {
 			free(backup_dir);
 			backup_dir = backup_dir_cmdline;
@@ -2179,6 +2177,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			free(word_chars);
 			word_chars = word_chars_cmdline;
 		}
+		if (stripeclm_cmdline > 0)
+			stripe_column = stripeclm_cmdline;
 		if (tabsize_cmdline != -1)
 			tabsize = tabsize_cmdline;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/rcfile.c b/src/rcfile.c
index 620fc8b7..81e26bd2 100644
--- a/src/rcfile.c
+++ b/src/rcfile.c
@@ -1585,13 +1585,7 @@ void parse_rcfile(FILE *rcstream, bool just_syntax, bool intros_only)
 		} else
 #endif
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
-		if (strcmp(option, "guidestripe") == 0) {
-			if (!parse_num(argument, &stripe_column) || stripe_column <= 0) {
-				jot_error(N_("Guide column \"%s\" is invalid"), argument);
-				stripe_column = 0;
-			}
-			free(argument);
-		} else if (strcmp(option, "matchbrackets") == 0) {
+		if (strcmp(option, "matchbrackets") == 0) {
 			if (has_blank_char(argument)) {
 				jot_error(N_("Non-blank characters required"));
 				free(argument);
@@ -1628,21 +1622,23 @@ void parse_rcfile(FILE *rcstream, bool just_syntax, bool intros_only)
 			quotestr = argument;
 		else
 #endif
-#ifndef NANO_TINY
-		if (strcmp(option, "backupdir") == 0)
-			backup_dir = argument;
-		else
-		if (strcmp(option, "wordchars") == 0)
-			word_chars = argument;
-		else
-#endif
 #ifdef ENABLE_SPELLER
 		if (strcmp(option, "speller") == 0)
 			alt_speller = argument;
 		else
 #endif
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
-		if (strcmp(option, "tabsize") == 0) {
+		if (strcmp(option, "backupdir") == 0)
+			backup_dir = argument;
+		else if (strcmp(option, "wordchars") == 0)
+			word_chars = argument;
+		else if (strcmp(option, "guidestripe") == 0) {
+			if (!parse_num(argument, &stripe_column) || stripe_column <= 0) {
+				jot_error(N_("Guide column \"%s\" is invalid"), argument);
+				stripe_column = 0;
+			}
+			free(argument);
+		} else if (strcmp(option, "tabsize") == 0) {
 			if (!parse_num(argument, &tabsize) || tabsize <= 0) {
 				jot_error(N_("Requested tab size \"%s\" is invalid"), argument);
 				tabsize = -1;