diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index 4a99643b..6868bd62 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -441,6 +441,28 @@ int the_code_for(void (*func)(void), int defaultval)
 	return s->keycode;
 }
 
+/* Return the shortcut that corresponds to the values of kbinput (the
+ * key itself) and meta_key (whether the key is a meta sequence).  The
+ * returned shortcut will be the first in the list that corresponds to
+ * the given sequence. */
+const keystruct *get_shortcut(int *kbinput)
+{
+	keystruct *s;
+
+	/* Plain characters cannot be shortcuts, so just skip those. */
+	if (!meta_key && ((*kbinput >= 0x20 && *kbinput < 0x7F) ||
+						(*kbinput >= 0xA0 && *kbinput <= 0xFF)))
+		return NULL;
+
+	for (s = sclist; s != NULL; s = s->next) {
+		if ((s->menus & currmenu) && *kbinput == s->keycode &&
+										meta_key == s->meta)
+			return s;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /* Return a pointer to the function that is bound to the given key. */
 functionptrtype func_from_key(int *kbinput)
 {
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index aa9cd31f..2a2ba967 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ char *input_tab(char *buf, bool allow_files, size_t *place,
 size_t length_of_list(int menu);
 const keystruct *first_sc_for(int menu, void (*func)(void));
 int the_code_for(void (*func)(void), int defaultval);
+const keystruct *get_shortcut(int *kbinput);
 functionptrtype func_from_key(int *kbinput);
 int keycode_from_string(const char *keystring);
 void assign_keyinfo(keystruct *s, const char *keystring, const int keycode);
@@ -617,7 +618,6 @@ int *parse_verbatim_kbinput(WINDOW *win, size_t *count);
 #ifdef ENABLE_MOUSE
 int get_mouseinput(int *mouse_row, int *mouse_col, bool allow_shortcuts);
 #endif
-const keystruct *get_shortcut(int *kbinput);
 void blank_edit(void);
 void blank_statusbar(void);
 void wipe_statusbar(void);
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index bbdaffd7..917233c1 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -1768,28 +1768,6 @@ int get_mouseinput(int *mouse_y, int *mouse_x, bool allow_shortcuts)
 }
 #endif /* ENABLE_MOUSE */
 
-/* Return the shortcut that corresponds to the values of kbinput (the
- * key itself) and meta_key (whether the key is a meta sequence).  The
- * returned shortcut will be the first in the list that corresponds to
- * the given sequence. */
-const keystruct *get_shortcut(int *kbinput)
-{
-	keystruct *s;
-
-	/* Plain characters cannot be shortcuts, so just skip those. */
-	if (!meta_key && ((*kbinput >= 0x20 && *kbinput < 0x7F) ||
-						(*kbinput >= 0xA0 && *kbinput <= 0xFF)))
-		return NULL;
-
-	for (s = sclist; s != NULL; s = s->next) {
-		if ((s->menus & currmenu) && *kbinput == s->keycode &&
-										meta_key == s->meta)
-			return s;
-	}
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 /* Move (in the given window) to the given row and wipe it clean. */
 void blank_row(WINDOW *window, int row)
 {