diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 472bedf..41f544a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2021-06-29  Omar Polo  <op@omarpolo.com>
 
+	* parse.y (conf): don't require the strict order macro > options > servers
+
 	* gmid.c (main): add -D to define macros from the cmd line
 
 	* parse.y (yylex): allow to define macros in the config file
diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index e4e1b30..3e30c8c 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ char		*symget(const char *);
 
 %%
 
-conf		: vars options vhosts ;
-
-vars		: /* empty */
-		| vars var
+conf		: /* empty */
+		| conf var
+		| conf option
+		| conf vhost
 		;
 
 var		: TSTRING '=' TSTRING {
@@ -120,10 +120,6 @@ var		: TSTRING '=' TSTRING {
 		}
 		;
 
-options		: /* empty */
-		| options option
-		;
-
 option		: TCHROOT TSTRING	{ conf.chroot = $2; }
 		| TIPV6 TBOOL		{ conf.ipv6 = $2; }
 		| TMIME TSTRING TSTRING	{ add_mime(&conf.mime, $2, $3); }
@@ -136,10 +132,6 @@ option		: TCHROOT TSTRING	{ conf.chroot = $2; }
 		| TUSER TSTRING		{ conf.user = $2; }
 		;
 
-vhosts		: /* empty */
-		| vhosts vhost
-		;
-
 vhost		: TSERVER TSTRING {
 			host = new_vhost();
 			TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&hosts, host, vhosts);