diff --git a/infer/src/base/Config.ml b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
index ed06d7b92..8192b8063 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Config.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
@@ -2419,20 +2419,19 @@ let process_iphoneos_target_sdk_version_path_regex args =
   List.map ~f:process_iphoneos_target_sdk_version_path_regex args
 
 
-type linter_doc_url = {linter: string; doc_url: string}
-
 let process_linters_doc_url args =
   let linters_doc_url arg =
     match String.lsplit2 ~on:':' arg with
-    | Some (linter, doc_url) ->
-        {linter; doc_url}
+    | Some linter_doc_url_assoc ->
+        linter_doc_url_assoc
     | None ->
         L.(die UserError)
           "Incorrect format for the option linters-doc-url. The correct format is linter:doc_url \
            but got %s"
           arg
   in
-  List.map ~f:linters_doc_url args
+  let linter_doc_url_assocs = List.rev_map ~f:linters_doc_url args in
+  fun ~linter_id -> List.Assoc.find ~equal:String.equal linter_doc_url_assocs linter_id
 
 
 (** Freeze initialized configuration values *)
@@ -2637,6 +2636,8 @@ and gen_previous_build_command_script = !gen_previous_build_command_script
 
 and generated_classes = !generated_classes
 
+and get_linter_doc_url = process_linters_doc_url !linters_doc_url
+
 and html = !html
 
 and icfg_dotty_outfile = !icfg_dotty_outfile
@@ -2686,8 +2687,6 @@ and linters_def_file = !linters_def_file
 
 and linters_def_folder = !linters_def_folder
 
-and linters_doc_url = process_linters_doc_url !linters_doc_url
-
 and linters_developer_mode = !linters_developer_mode
 
 and linters_ignore_clang_failures = !linters_ignore_clang_failures
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Config.mli b/infer/src/base/Config.mli
index e7ce6ae19..1a8410cc3 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Config.mli
+++ b/infer/src/base/Config.mli
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ val gen_previous_build_command_script : string option
 
 val generated_classes : string option
 
+val get_linter_doc_url : linter_id:string -> string option
+
 val html : bool
 
 val icfg_dotty_outfile : string option
@@ -440,10 +442,6 @@ val linters_def_file : string list
 
 val linters_def_folder : string list
 
-type linter_doc_url = {linter: string; doc_url: string}
-
-val linters_doc_url : linter_doc_url list
-
 val linters_developer_mode : bool
 
 val linters_ignore_clang_failures : bool
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_errors.ml b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_errors.ml
index 155fa3118..dbec42050 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_errors.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_errors.ml
@@ -184,12 +184,9 @@ let string_to_issue_mode m =
 
 
 let post_process_linter_definition (linter : linter) =
-  match
-    List.find Config.linters_doc_url ~f:(fun (linter_doc_url : Config.linter_doc_url) ->
-        String.equal linter.issue_desc.id linter_doc_url.linter )
-  with
-  | Some linter_doc_url ->
-      let issue_desc = {linter.issue_desc with doc_url= Some linter_doc_url.doc_url} in
+  match Config.get_linter_doc_url ~linter_id:linter.issue_desc.id with
+  | Some doc_url ->
+      let issue_desc = {linter.issue_desc with doc_url= Some doc_url} in
       {linter with issue_desc}
   | None ->
       linter