diff --git a/src/browser.c b/src/browser.c
index 3c978bce..ac18b120 100644
--- a/src/browser.c
+++ b/src/browser.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ char *do_browser(char *path)
 #else
 	    say_there_is_no_help();
 #endif
-	} else if (func == do_search) {
+	} else if (func == do_search_forward) {
 	    do_filesearch();
 	} else if (func == do_research) {
 	    do_fileresearch(TRUE);
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ functionptrtype parse_browser_input(int *kbinput)
 	    case 'W':
 	    case 'w':
 	    case '/':
-		return do_search;
+		return do_search_forward;
 	    case 'N':
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 		return do_findprevious;
diff --git a/src/global.c b/src/global.c
index 13a138dd..3f301412 100644
--- a/src/global.c
+++ b/src/global.c
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ void shortcut_init(void)
 	replace_tag, IFSCHELP(nano_replace_msg), TOGETHER, NOVIEW);
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_BROWSER
-    add_to_funcs(do_search, MBROWSER,
+    add_to_funcs(do_search_forward, MBROWSER,
 	whereis_tag, IFSCHELP(nano_browser_whereis_msg), TOGETHER, VIEW);
 
     add_to_funcs(do_research, MBROWSER,
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ void shortcut_init(void)
     add_to_funcs(total_refresh, MHELP, refresh_tag, "x", 0, VIEW);
     add_to_funcs(do_exit, MHELP, close_tag, "x", 0, VIEW);
 
-    add_to_funcs(do_search, MHELP, whereis_tag, "x", 0, VIEW);
+    add_to_funcs(do_search_forward, MHELP, whereis_tag, "x", 0, VIEW);
     add_to_funcs(do_research, MHELP, whereis_next_tag, "x", 0, VIEW);
 #endif
 
@@ -1093,8 +1093,8 @@ void shortcut_init(void)
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "F5", 0, do_insertfile_void, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "Ins", 0, do_insertfile_void, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "^Q", 0, do_search_backward, 0);
-    add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "^W", 0, do_search_forward, 0);
-    add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "F6", 0, do_search_forward, 0);
+    add_to_sclist(MMAIN|MHELP|MBROWSER, "^W", 0, do_search_forward, 0);
+    add_to_sclist(MMAIN|MHELP|MBROWSER, "F6", 0, do_search_forward, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "^\\", 0, do_replace, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "M-R", 0, do_replace, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "F14", 0, do_replace, 0);
@@ -1133,8 +1133,6 @@ void shortcut_init(void)
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN|MHELP, "M-/", 0, do_last_line, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN|MHELP, "^End", CONTROL_END, do_last_line, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN|MHELP, "M-?", 0, do_last_line, 0);
-    add_to_sclist(MHELP|MBROWSER, "^W", 0, do_search, 0);
-    add_to_sclist(MHELP|MBROWSER, "F6", 0, do_search, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN|MHELP|MBROWSER, "M-W", 0, do_research, 0);
     add_to_sclist(MMAIN|MHELP|MBROWSER, "F16", 0, do_research, 0);
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
diff --git a/src/help.c b/src/help.c
index 35a5c8b0..257c7ff1 100644
--- a/src/help.c
+++ b/src/help.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ void do_help(void)
 	    do_first_line();
 	} else if (func == do_last_line) {
 	    do_last_line();
-	} else if (func == do_search) {
+	} else if (func == do_search_forward) {
 	    do_search();
 	    bottombars(MHELP);
 	} else if (func == do_research) {
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ functionptrtype parse_help_input(int *kbinput)
 	    case 'W':
 	    case 'w':
 	    case '/':
-		return do_search;
+		return do_search_forward;
 	    case 'N':
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 		return do_findprevious;