diff --git a/src/input.c b/src/input.c
index 3b8d941..34cabde 100644
--- a/src/input.c
+++ b/src/input.c
@@ -68,6 +68,26 @@ static void catchint(int sig) {
 	longjmp(env, 1);
 }
 
+static inline bool rebuild_reference() {
+	if(isuptodate == true) {
+		postmsg("The -d option prevents rebuilding the symbol database");
+		return false;
+	}
+	exitcurses();
+	freefilelist(); /* remake the source file list */
+	makefilelist();
+	rebuild();
+	if(errorsfound == true) {
+		errorsfound = false;
+		askforreturn();
+	}
+	entercurses();
+	postmsg(""); /* clear any previous message */
+	totallines = 0;
+	disprefs   = 0;
+	return true;
+}
+
 /* unget a character */
 void myungetch(int c) {
 	prevchar = c;
@@ -229,6 +249,9 @@ static int global_input(const int c) {
 		case '%':
 			verswp_window();
 			break;
+		case ctrl('R'):	
+			rebuild_reference();
+			break;
 		case ctrl('K'):
 			field = (field + (FIELDS - 1)) % FIELDS;
 			window_change |= CH_MODE;
diff --git a/src/readline.c b/src/readline.c
index 3bfca9f..ee1794b 100644
--- a/src/readline.c
+++ b/src/readline.c
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ bool interpret(int c) {
 		case KEY_DOWN:
 			next_history_proxy();
 			break;
-		case ctrl('R'):	
-			rebuild_reference();
-			break;
 		case ESC:
 		case ctrl('X'):
 			process_mouse();
@@ -139,26 +136,6 @@ static void callback_handler(char *line) {
 	}
 }
 
-static inline int rebuild_reference() {
-	if(isuptodate == true) {
-		postmsg("The -d option prevents rebuilding the symbol database");
-		return (false);
-	}
-	exitcurses();
-	freefilelist(); /* remake the source file list */
-	makefilelist();
-	rebuild();
-	if(errorsfound == true) {
-		errorsfound = false;
-		askforreturn();
-	}
-	entercurses();
-	postmsg(""); /* clear any previous message */
-	totallines = 0;
-	disprefs   = 0;
-	return (true);
-}
-
 static inline void previous_history_proxy(){
 	HIST_ENTRY* i = previous_history();
 	if(i){