diff --git a/src/editor/edit-impl.h b/src/editor/edit-impl.h
index bfcdea6a1..4088892b0 100644
--- a/src/editor/edit-impl.h
+++ b/src/editor/edit-impl.h
@@ -316,8 +316,6 @@ extern edit_search_options_t edit_search_options;
 extern int edit_stack_iterator;
 extern edit_stack_type edit_history_moveto [MAX_HISTORY_MOVETO];
 
-extern struct WMenuBar *edit_menubar;
-
 extern const global_keymap_t *editor_map;
 extern const global_keymap_t *editor_x_map;
 
diff --git a/src/editor/editmenu.c b/src/editor/editmenu.c
index 518061276..31d60858e 100644
--- a/src/editor/editmenu.c
+++ b/src/editor/editmenu.c
@@ -198,14 +198,18 @@ edit_init_menu (struct WMenuBar *menubar)
 static void
 edit_drop_menu_cmd (WEdit *e, int which)
 {
-    if (!edit_menubar->is_active) {
-	edit_menubar->is_active = TRUE;
-	edit_menubar->is_dropped = (drop_menus != 0);
-	if (which >= 0)
-	    edit_menubar->selected = which;
+    WMenuBar *menubar;
 
-	edit_menubar->previous_widget = e->widget.parent->current->dlg_id;
-	dlg_select_widget (edit_menubar);
+    menubar = find_menubar (e->widget.parent);
+
+    if (!menubar->is_active) {
+	menubar->is_active = TRUE;
+	menubar->is_dropped = (drop_menus != 0);
+	if (which >= 0)
+	    menubar->selected = which;
+
+	menubar->previous_widget = e->widget.parent->current->dlg_id;
+	dlg_select_widget (menubar);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/editor/editwidget.c b/src/editor/editwidget.c
index 725957d3b..82d7d5bed 100644
--- a/src/editor/editwidget.c
+++ b/src/editor/editwidget.c
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@
 #include "src/menu.h"		/* menubar_new() */
 #include "src/cmddef.h"
 
-struct WMenuBar *edit_menubar;
-
 int column_highlighting = 0;
 
 static cb_ret_t edit_callback (Widget *, widget_msg_t msg, int parm);
@@ -87,8 +85,13 @@ edit_event (Gpm_Event *event, void *data)
 	return MOU_NORMAL;
 
     /* rest of the upper frame, the menu is invisible - call menu */
-    if ((event->type & GPM_DOWN) && (event->y == 1))
-	return edit_menubar->widget.mouse (event, edit_menubar);
+    if ((event->type & GPM_DOWN) && (event->y == 1)) {
+	WMenuBar *menubar;
+
+	menubar = find_menubar (edit->widget.parent);
+
+	return menubar->widget.mouse (event, menubar);
+    }
 
     edit_update_curs_row (edit);
     edit_update_curs_col (edit);
@@ -231,6 +234,7 @@ edit_file (const char *_file, int line)
     static gboolean made_directory = FALSE;
     Dlg_head *edit_dlg;
     WEdit *wedit;
+    WMenuBar *menubar;
 
     if (!made_directory) {
 	char *dir = concat_dir_and_file (home_dir, EDIT_DIR);
@@ -249,9 +253,9 @@ edit_file (const char *_file, int line)
 		    "[Internal File Editor]", NULL, DLG_WANT_TAB);
 
     edit_dlg->get_shortcut = edit_get_shortcut;
-    edit_menubar = menubar_new (0, 0, COLS, NULL);
-    add_widget (edit_dlg, edit_menubar);
-    edit_init_menu (edit_menubar);
+    menubar = menubar_new (0, 0, COLS, NULL);
+    add_widget (edit_dlg, menubar);
+    edit_init_menu (menubar);
 
     init_widget (&(wedit->widget), 0, 0, LINES - 1, COLS,
 		 edit_callback, edit_event);