diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index 66549e5a..329590a7 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -1476,6 +1476,11 @@ void shortcut_init(void)
 #ifdef ENABLE_SPELLER
 	add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "F12", KEY_F(12), do_spell, 0);
 #endif
+#if defined(KEY_CANCEL) && defined(KEY_SUSPEND) && defined(KEY_SIC)
+	add_to_sclist((MMOST & ~MMAIN) | MYESNO, "", KEY_CANCEL, do_cancel, 0);
+	add_to_sclist(MMAIN|MEXECUTE, "", KEY_SUSPEND, do_suspend_void, 0);
+	add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "", KEY_SIC, do_insertfile_void, 0);
+#endif
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 	/* Catch and ignore bracketed paste marker keys. */
 	add_to_sclist(MMOST|MBROWSER|MHELP|MYESNO, "", BRACKETED_PASTE_MARKER, do_nothing, 0);
diff --git a/src/help.c b/src/help.c
index edbd5bb4..a4263add 100644
--- a/src/help.c
+++ b/src/help.c
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ void help_init(void)
 
 		/* Show the first two shortcuts (if any) for each function. */
 		for (s = sclist; s != NULL; s = s->next) {
-			if ((s->menus & currmenu) && s->func == f->func) {
+			if ((s->menus & currmenu) && s->func == f->func && s->keystr[0]) {
 				/* Make the first column 7 cells wide and the second 10. */
 				if (++tally == 1) {
 					sprintf(ptr, "%s                ", s->keystr);
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index c8fe28b2..21a5afb6 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -1236,23 +1236,13 @@ int parse_kbinput(WINDOW *win)
 		case KEY_SDC:
 			return SHIFT_DELETE;
 #endif
-#ifdef KEY_SIC  /* Slang doesn't support KEY_SIC. */
-		case KEY_SIC:
-			return the_code_for(do_insertfile_void, KEY_IC);
-#endif
-#ifdef KEY_CANCEL  /* Slang doesn't support KEY_CANCEL. */
-#ifdef KEY_SCANCEL  /* Slang doesn't support KEY_SCANCEL. */
+#if defined(KEY_CANCEL) && defined(KEY_SCANCEL)  /* Slang doesn't support these. */
 		case KEY_SCANCEL:
+			return KEY_CANCEL;
 #endif
-		case KEY_CANCEL:
-			return the_code_for(do_cancel, 0x03);
-#endif
-#ifdef KEY_SUSPEND  /* Slang doesn't support KEY_SUSPEND. */
-#ifdef KEY_SSUSPEND  /* Slang doesn't support KEY_SSUSPEND. */
+#if defined(KEY_SUSPEND) && defined(KEY_SSUSPEND)  /* Slang doesn't support these. */
 		case KEY_SSUSPEND:
-#endif
-		case KEY_SUSPEND:
-			return the_code_for(do_suspend_void, KEY_SUSPEND);
+			return KEY_SUSPEND;
 #endif
 #ifdef KEY_BTAB  /* Slang doesn't support KEY_BTAB. */
 		case KEY_BTAB: