diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index 559ac14b..866e7ecf 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -3410,7 +3410,7 @@ int do_input(bool *meta_key, bool *func_key, bool *s_or_t, bool
 #ifndef DISABLE_MOUSE
     /* If we got a mouse click and it was on a shortcut, read in the
      * shortcut character. */
-    if (allow_funcs && func_key && input == KEY_MOUSE) {
+    if (allow_funcs && *func_key == TRUE && input == KEY_MOUSE) {
 	if (do_mouse())
 	    input = get_kbinput(edit, meta_key, func_key);
 	else
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index c2fd6ef3..d7d49753 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@ int do_statusbar_input(bool *meta_key, bool *func_key, bool *s_or_t,
 #ifndef DISABLE_MOUSE
     /* If we got a mouse click and it was on a shortcut, read in the
      * shortcut character. */
-    if (allow_funcs && func_key && input == KEY_MOUSE) {
+    if (allow_funcs && *func_key == TRUE && input == KEY_MOUSE) {
 	if (do_mouse())
 	    input = get_kbinput(bottomwin, meta_key, func_key);
 	else