diff --git a/lib/widget/dialog.c b/lib/widget/dialog.c
index b6f9afa58..a0163940e 100644
--- a/lib/widget/dialog.c
+++ b/lib/widget/dialog.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int fast_refresh = 0;
 /* left click outside of dialog closes it */
 int mouse_close_dialog = 0;
 
-const global_keymap_t *dialog_map;
+const global_keymap_t *dialog_map = NULL;
 
 /*** file scope macro definitions ****************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/lib/widget/input.c b/lib/widget/input.c
index 6a21c32ca..790254b29 100644
--- a/lib/widget/input.c
+++ b/lib/widget/input.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
 int quote = 0;
 
-const global_keymap_t *input_map;
+const global_keymap_t *input_map = NULL;
 
 /*** file scope macro definitions ****************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/lib/widget/listbox.c b/lib/widget/listbox.c
index a2353ba2f..16b74da65 100644
--- a/lib/widget/listbox.c
+++ b/lib/widget/listbox.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 /*** global variables ****************************************************************************/
 
-const global_keymap_t *listbox_map;
+const global_keymap_t *listbox_map = NULL;
 
 /*** file scope macro definitions ****************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/src/keybind-defaults.c b/src/keybind-defaults.c
index a6ca5521c..4adfd8d27 100644
--- a/src/keybind-defaults.c
+++ b/src/keybind-defaults.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "lib/global.h"
+#include "lib/widget.h"         /* dialog_map, input_map, listbox_map */
 
 #include "keybind-defaults.h"
 
@@ -52,9 +53,6 @@ GArray *diff_keymap = NULL;
 const global_keymap_t *main_map = NULL;
 const global_keymap_t *main_x_map = NULL;
 const global_keymap_t *panel_map = NULL;
-const global_keymap_t *dialog_map = NULL;
-const global_keymap_t *input_map = NULL;
-const global_keymap_t *listbox_map = NULL;
 const global_keymap_t *tree_map = NULL;
 const global_keymap_t *help_map = NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/keybind-defaults.h b/src/keybind-defaults.h
index 038b910c8..7b569c67e 100644
--- a/src/keybind-defaults.h
+++ b/src/keybind-defaults.h
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ extern GArray *diff_keymap;
 extern const global_keymap_t *main_map;
 extern const global_keymap_t *main_x_map;
 extern const global_keymap_t *panel_map;
-extern const global_keymap_t *dialog_map;
-extern const global_keymap_t *input_map;
-extern const global_keymap_t *listbox_map;
 extern const global_keymap_t *tree_map;
 extern const global_keymap_t *help_map;