diff --git a/src/KeyMap.cpp b/src/KeyMap.cpp
index 19ce93464d..966b4e235e 100644
--- a/src/KeyMap.cpp
+++ b/src/KeyMap.cpp
@@ -262,12 +262,10 @@ void KeyMap::write(string const & bind_file, bool append, bool unbind) const
 FuncRequest const & KeyMap::lookup(KeySymbol const &key,
 		  KeyModifier mod, KeySequence * seq) const
 {
-	static FuncRequest const unknown(LFUN_UNKNOWN_ACTION);
-
 	if (table.empty()) {
 		seq->curmap = seq->stdmap;
 		seq->mark_deleted();
-		return unknown;
+		return FuncRequest::unknown;
 	}
 
 	Table::const_iterator end = table.end();
@@ -295,7 +293,7 @@ FuncRequest const & KeyMap::lookup(KeySymbol const &key,
 	seq->curmap = seq->stdmap;
 	seq->mark_deleted();
 
-	return unknown;
+	return FuncRequest::unknown;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/KeySequence.cpp b/src/KeySequence.cpp
index 5a7623b7f6..ef1cc33e24 100644
--- a/src/KeySequence.cpp
+++ b/src/KeySequence.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ FuncRequest const & KeySequence::addkey(KeySymbol const & key,
 	if (curmap)
 		return curmap->lookup(key, mod, this);
 
-	static FuncRequest unknown(LFUN_UNKNOWN_ACTION);
-	return unknown;
+	return FuncRequest::unknown;
 }