diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
index 3f62e401b..6e335d1e7 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ where
     let enc = context.doc.encoding();
     let config = context.editor.config();
 
-    if config.encoding_always_show || enc != encoding::UTF_8 {
+    if config.statusline.toggle_encoding || enc != encoding::UTF_8 {
         write(context, format!(" {} ", enc.name()).into());
     }
 }
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index f145815ba..f741369da 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -318,8 +318,6 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub file_picker: FilePickerConfig,
     /// Configuration of the statusline elements
     pub statusline: StatusLineConfig,
-    /// Toggle encoding to always show
-    pub encoding_always_show: bool,
     /// Shape for cursor in each mode
     pub cursor_shape: CursorShapeConfig,
     /// Set to `true` to override automatic detection of terminal truecolor support in the event of a false negative. Defaults to `false`.
@@ -504,6 +502,7 @@ pub struct StatusLineConfig {
     pub mode: ModeConfig,
     pub diagnostics: Vec<Severity>,
     pub workspace_diagnostics: Vec<Severity>,
+    pub toggle_encoding: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for StatusLineConfig {
@@ -530,6 +529,7 @@ impl Default for StatusLineConfig {
             mode: ModeConfig::default(),
             diagnostics: vec![Severity::Warning, Severity::Error],
             workspace_diagnostics: vec![Severity::Warning, Severity::Error],
+            toggle_encoding: false,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -998,7 +998,6 @@ impl Default for Config {
             auto_info: true,
             file_picker: FilePickerConfig::default(),
             statusline: StatusLineConfig::default(),
-            encoding_always_show: false,
             cursor_shape: CursorShapeConfig::default(),
             true_color: false,
             undercurl: false,