diff --git a/lib/global.c b/lib/global.c
index 4d969e6a4..85e30a9eb 100644
--- a/lib/global.c
+++ b/lib/global.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ mc_global_t mc_global = {
         .disable_colors = FALSE,
         .skin = NULL,
         .ugly_line_drawing = FALSE,
-        .slow_terminal = FALSE
     },
 
     .widget =
@@ -106,6 +105,7 @@ mc_global_t mc_global = {
         .winch_flag = FALSE,
         .command_line_colors = NULL,
         .xterm_flag = FALSE,
+        .slow_terminal = FALSE,
     },
 
     .vfs =
diff --git a/lib/global.h b/lib/global.h
index 9c42ad9c7..37184814f 100644
--- a/lib/global.h
+++ b/lib/global.h
@@ -214,9 +214,6 @@ typedef struct
         /* If true use +, -, | for line drawing */
         gboolean ugly_line_drawing;
 
-        /* For slow terminals */
-        gboolean slow_terminal;
-
     } args;
 
     struct
@@ -258,6 +255,11 @@ typedef struct
         /* This flag is set by xterm detection routine in function main() */
         /* It is used by function view_other_cmd() */
         gboolean xterm_flag;
+
+        /* For slow terminals */
+        /* If true lines are shown by spaces */
+        gboolean slow_terminal;
+
     } tty;
 
     struct
diff --git a/lib/skin/lines.c b/lib/skin/lines.c
index 3debef570..75ea29600 100644
--- a/lib/skin/lines.c
+++ b/lib/skin/lines.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ mc_skin_lines_load_frm (mc_skin_t * mc_skin, const char *name)
 void
 mc_skin_lines_parse_ini_file (mc_skin_t * mc_skin)
 {
-    if (mc_global.args.slow_terminal)
+    if (mc_global.tty.slow_terminal)
         mc_skin_hardcoded_space_lines (mc_skin);
     else if (mc_global.args.ugly_line_drawing)
         mc_skin_hardcoded_ugly_lines (mc_skin);
diff --git a/lib/tty/tty-internal.h b/lib/tty/tty-internal.h
index 8eccbf586..b0aa69db4 100644
--- a/lib/tty/tty-internal.h
+++ b/lib/tty/tty-internal.h
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
 
 /*** global variables defined in .c file *********************************************************/
 
-/* If true lines are shown by spaces */
-extern gboolean slow_tty;
-
 /* The mouse is currently: TRUE - enabled, FALSE - disabled */
 extern gboolean mouse_enabled;
 
diff --git a/lib/tty/tty-ncurses.c b/lib/tty/tty-ncurses.c
index b9706db1d..922fdedfb 100644
--- a/lib/tty/tty-ncurses.c
+++ b/lib/tty/tty-ncurses.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #define WANT_TERM_H
 #endif
 
-#include "tty-internal.h"       /* slow_tty */
+#include "tty-internal.h"       /* mc_tty_normalize_from_utf8() */
 #include "tty.h"
 #include "color-internal.h"
 #include "mouse.h"
@@ -165,10 +165,8 @@ mc_tty_normalize_lines_char (const char *ch)
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 void
-tty_init (gboolean slow, gboolean mouse_enable, gboolean is_xterm)
+tty_init (gboolean mouse_enable, gboolean is_xterm)
 {
-    slow_tty = slow;
-
     initscr ();
 
 #ifdef HAVE_ESCDELAY
diff --git a/lib/tty/tty-slang.c b/lib/tty/tty-slang.c
index 59987829c..84447440f 100644
--- a/lib/tty/tty-slang.c
+++ b/lib/tty/tty-slang.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include "lib/strutil.h"        /* str_term_form */
 #include "lib/util.h"           /* is_printable() */
 
-#include "tty-internal.h"       /* slow_tty */
+#include "tty-internal.h"       /* mc_tty_normalize_from_utf8() */
 #include "tty.h"
 #include "color.h"
 #include "color-slang.h"
@@ -271,10 +271,8 @@ mc_tty_normalize_lines_char (const char *str)
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 void
-tty_init (gboolean slow, gboolean mouse_enable, gboolean is_xterm)
+tty_init (gboolean mouse_enable, gboolean is_xterm)
 {
-    slow_tty = slow;
-
     SLtt_Ignore_Beep = 1;
 
     SLutf8_enable (-1);         /* has to be called first before any of the other functions. */
diff --git a/lib/tty/tty.c b/lib/tty/tty.c
index 5e4247c8f..b07b1ac5f 100644
--- a/lib/tty/tty.c
+++ b/lib/tty/tty.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <unistd.h>     /* exit() */
+#include <unistd.h>             /* exit() */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_IOCTL_H
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 #include "tty.h"
 #include "tty-internal.h"
-#include "mouse.h"      /* use_mouse_p */
+#include "mouse.h"              /* use_mouse_p */
 #include "win.h"
 
 /*** global variables ****************************************************************************/
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@
    database */
 int reset_hp_softkeys = 0;
 
-/* If true lines are drown by spaces */
-gboolean slow_tty = FALSE;
-
 int mc_tty_frm[MC_TTY_FRM_MAX];
 
 /*** file scope macro definitions ****************************************************************/
@@ -110,14 +107,6 @@ tty_check_term (gboolean force_xterm)
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-extern gboolean
-tty_is_slow (void)
-{
-    return slow_tty;
-}
-
-/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
 extern void
 tty_start_interrupt_key (void)
 {
diff --git a/lib/tty/tty.h b/lib/tty/tty.h
index 97037fc67..9c1bca0ee 100644
--- a/lib/tty/tty.h
+++ b/lib/tty/tty.h
@@ -76,12 +76,9 @@ extern void tty_beep (void);
 /* {{{ Input }}} */
 
 extern gboolean tty_check_term (gboolean force_xterm);
-extern void tty_init (gboolean slow, gboolean mouse_enable,
-                      gboolean is_xterm);
+extern void tty_init (gboolean mouse_enable, gboolean is_xterm);
 extern void tty_shutdown (void);
 
-extern gboolean tty_is_slow (void);
-
 extern void tty_start_interrupt_key (void);
 extern void tty_enable_interrupt_key (void);
 extern void tty_disable_interrupt_key (void);
diff --git a/lib/widget/listbox.c b/lib/widget/listbox.c
index 16b74da65..da7c36801 100644
--- a/lib/widget/listbox.c
+++ b/lib/widget/listbox.c
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ listbox_draw (WListbox * l, gboolean focused)
     const gboolean disabled = (((Widget *) l)->options & W_DISABLED) != 0;
     const int normalc = disabled ? DISABLED_COLOR : h->color[DLG_COLOR_NORMAL];
     int selc =
-        disabled ? DISABLED_COLOR : focused ? h->
-        color[DLG_COLOR_HOT_FOCUS] : h->color[DLG_COLOR_FOCUS];
+        disabled ? DISABLED_COLOR : focused ? h->color[DLG_COLOR_HOT_FOCUS] : h->
+        color[DLG_COLOR_FOCUS];
 
     GList *le;
     int pos;
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ listbox_new (int y, int x, int height, int width, gboolean deletable, lcback_fn
     l->deletable = deletable;
     l->callback = callback;
     l->allow_duplicates = TRUE;
-    l->scrollbar = !tty_is_slow ();
+    l->scrollbar = !mc_global.tty.slow_terminal;
     widget_want_hotkey (l->widget, TRUE);
     widget_want_cursor (l->widget, FALSE);
 
diff --git a/src/args.c b/src/args.c
index 41e3881f6..220ad8f2b 100644
--- a/src/args.c
+++ b/src/args.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static const GOptionEntry argument_terminal_table[] = {
 
     {
      "slow", 's', ARGS_TERM_OPTIONS, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,
-     &mc_global.args.slow_terminal,
+     &mc_global.tty.slow_terminal,
      N_("To run on slow terminals"),
      NULL
     },
diff --git a/src/filemanager/midnight.c b/src/filemanager/midnight.c
index 5e5645b23..765bc824e 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/midnight.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/midnight.c
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ setup_mc (void)
         add_select_channel (mc_global.tty.subshell_pty, load_prompt, 0);
 #endif /* !HAVE_SUBSHELL_SUPPORT */
 
-    if ((tty_baudrate () < 9600) || tty_is_slow ())
+    if ((tty_baudrate () < 9600) || mc_global.tty.slow_terminal)
         verbose = 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 822ec1d80..66e5a3bc2 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -441,8 +441,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
     /* Must be done before init_subshell, to set up the terminal size: */
     /* FIXME: Should be removed and LINES and COLS computed on subshell */
-    tty_init (mc_global.args.slow_terminal, !mc_args__nomouse,
-              mc_global.tty.xterm_flag);
+    tty_init (!mc_args__nomouse, mc_global.tty.xterm_flag);
 
     load_setup ();