diff --git a/src/bindkey.h b/src/bindkey.h
index 06af358f9..b4561a2f8 100644
--- a/src/bindkey.h
+++ b/src/bindkey.h
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@
 #define defgKeySysCollapseTaskBar       'h', kfAlt+kfCtrl, "Alt+Ctrl+h"
 
 #ifdef CFGDEF
-#define DEF_WMKEY(k) WMKey k = { def##k, true }
+#define DEF_WMKEY(k)    WMKey k( def##k )
 #else
 
-#define DEF_WMKEY(k) extern WMKey k
+#define DEF_WMKEY(k)    extern WMKey k
 #define IS_WMKEY(k,m,b) b.eq(k,m)
 #define KEY_NAME(k)     k.name
 #endif
diff --git a/src/wmkey.h b/src/wmkey.h
index e084eb9cf..f85108614 100644
--- a/src/wmkey.h
+++ b/src/wmkey.h
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ struct WMKey {
     const char* name;
     bool initial;
 
+    WMKey() : key(NoSymbol), mod(0), name(""), initial(true) { }
+    WMKey(char* s) : key(NoSymbol), mod(0), name(s), initial(false) { parse(); }
+    WMKey(KeySym k, unsigned m, const char* s) :
+        key(k), mod(m), name(s), initial(true) { }
+
     bool eq(KeySym k, unsigned m) const { return key == k && mod == m; }
     bool operator==(const WMKey& o) const { return eq(o.key, o.mod); }
     bool operator!=(const WMKey& o) const { return !eq(o.key, o.mod); }
diff --git a/src/wmmenu.cc b/src/wmmenu.cc
index c193b0f12..1153a35e5 100644
--- a/src/wmmenu.cc
+++ b/src/wmmenu.cc
@@ -121,7 +121,11 @@ char* MenuLoader::parseKey(char *word, char *p)
         command.cstr(),
         args);
 
-    if (prog) new KProgram(key, prog, switchkey);
+    if (prog) {
+        KProgram* kp = new KProgram(key, prog, switchkey);
+        if (kp)
+            keyProgs += kp;
+    }
 
     return p;
 }
diff --git a/src/wmprog.cc b/src/wmprog.cc
index d9f0c7563..da44fe16a 100644
--- a/src/wmprog.cc
+++ b/src/wmprog.cc
@@ -93,16 +93,11 @@ DProgram *DProgram::newProgram(
 KProgramArrayType keyProgs;
 
 KProgram::KProgram(const char *key, DProgram *prog, bool bIsDynSwitchMenuProg) :
+    wm(newstr(key)),
     bIsDynSwitchMenu(bIsDynSwitchMenuProg),
     fProg(prog),
     pSwitchWindow(nullptr)
 {
-    wm.name = newstr(key);
-    wm.initial = false;
-    wm.key = NoSymbol;
-    wm.mod = 0;
-    wm.parse();
-    keyProgs += this;
 }
 
 KProgram::~KProgram() {