diff --git a/src/include/internals.h b/src/include/internals.h
index d22b4bf..af28b19 100644
--- a/src/include/internals.h
+++ b/src/include/internals.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 
 /*--[ Constants ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
- G_GNUC_INTERNAL const gchar	* v3270_default_colors;
+ G_GNUC_INTERNAL const gchar	* v3270_get_default_colors();
 
 /*--[ Internal methods ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
diff --git a/src/terminal/colors.c b/src/terminal/colors.c
index 6515771..5768789 100644
--- a/src/terminal/colors.c
+++ b/src/terminal/colors.c
@@ -33,53 +33,52 @@
  #include <lib3270.h>
  #include <lib3270/log.h>
 
-/*--[ Globals ]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-const gchar * v3270_default_colors =
-		"#000000,"			// V3270_COLOR_BACKGROUND
-		"#7890F0,"			// V3270_COLOR_BLUE
-		"#FF0000,"			// V3270_COLOR_RED
-		"#FF00FF,"			// V3270_COLOR_PINK
-		"#00FF00,"			// V3270_COLOR_GREEN
-		"#00FFFF,"			// V3270_COLOR_TURQUOISE
-		"#FFFF00,"			// V3270_COLOR_YELLOW
-		"#FFFFFF,"			// V3270_COLOR_WHITE
-		"#000000,"			// V3270_COLOR_BLACK
-		"#000080,"			// V3270_COLOR_DARK_BLUE
-		"#FFA200,"			// V3270_COLOR_ORANGE
-		"#800080,"			// V3270_COLOR_PURPLE
-		"#008000,"			// V3270_COLOR_DARK_GREEN
-		"#008080,"			// V3270_COLOR_DARK_TURQUOISE
-		"#A0A000,"			// V3270_COLOR_MUSTARD
-		"#C0C0C0,"			// V3270_COLOR_GRAY
-
-		"#00FF00,"			// V3270_COLOR_FIELD_DEFAULT
-		"#FF0000,"			// V3270_COLOR_FIELD_INTENSIFIED
-		"#00FFFF,"			// V3270_COLOR_FIELD_PROTECTED
-		"#FFFFFF,"			// V3270_COLOR_FIELD_PROTECTED_INTENSIFIED
-
-		"#404040,"			// V3270_COLOR_SELECTED_BG
-		"#FFFFFF,"			// V3270_COLOR_SELECTED_FG,
-
-		"#00FF00," 			// V3270_COLOR_CROSS_HAIR
-
-		"#000000,"	 		// V3270_COLOR_OIA_BACKGROUND
-		"#00FF00,"			// V3270_COLOR_OIA
-		"#7890F0,"			// V3270_COLOR_OIA_SEPARATOR
-		"#FFFFFF,"			// V3270_COLOR_OIA_STATUS_OK
-		"#FFFF00,"			// V3270_COLOR_OIA_STATUS_WARNING
-		"#FFFF00";			// V3270_COLOR_OIA_STATUS_INVALID
-
-
 /*--[ Implement ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+const gchar * v3270_get_default_colors() {
+
+	return	"#000000,"			// V3270_COLOR_BACKGROUND
+			"#7890F0,"			// V3270_COLOR_BLUE
+			"#FF0000,"			// V3270_COLOR_RED
+			"#FF00FF,"			// V3270_COLOR_PINK
+			"#00FF00,"			// V3270_COLOR_GREEN
+			"#00FFFF,"			// V3270_COLOR_TURQUOISE
+			"#FFFF00,"			// V3270_COLOR_YELLOW
+			"#FFFFFF,"			// V3270_COLOR_WHITE
+			"#000000,"			// V3270_COLOR_BLACK
+			"#000080,"			// V3270_COLOR_DARK_BLUE
+			"#FFA200,"			// V3270_COLOR_ORANGE
+			"#800080,"			// V3270_COLOR_PURPLE
+			"#008000,"			// V3270_COLOR_DARK_GREEN
+			"#008080,"			// V3270_COLOR_DARK_TURQUOISE
+			"#A0A000,"			// V3270_COLOR_MUSTARD
+			"#C0C0C0,"			// V3270_COLOR_GRAY
+
+			"#00FF00,"			// V3270_COLOR_FIELD_DEFAULT
+			"#FF0000,"			// V3270_COLOR_FIELD_INTENSIFIED
+			"#00FFFF,"			// V3270_COLOR_FIELD_PROTECTED
+			"#FFFFFF,"			// V3270_COLOR_FIELD_PROTECTED_INTENSIFIED
+
+			"#404040,"			// V3270_COLOR_SELECTED_BG
+			"#FFFFFF,"			// V3270_COLOR_SELECTED_FG,
+
+			"#00FF00," 			// V3270_COLOR_CROSS_HAIR
+
+			"#000000,"	 		// V3270_COLOR_OIA_BACKGROUND
+			"#00FF00,"			// V3270_COLOR_OIA
+			"#7890F0,"			// V3270_COLOR_OIA_SEPARATOR
+			"#FFFFFF,"			// V3270_COLOR_OIA_STATUS_OK
+			"#FFFF00,"			// V3270_COLOR_OIA_STATUS_WARNING
+			"#FFFF00";			// V3270_COLOR_OIA_STATUS_INVALID
+}
+
 LIB3270_EXPORT void v3270_set_colors(GtkWidget *widget, const gchar *colors)
 {
 	g_return_if_fail(GTK_IS_V3270(widget));
 
 	if(!colors)
 	{
-		colors = v3270_default_colors;
+		colors = v3270_get_default_colors();
 	}
 
 	v3270_set_color_table(GTK_V3270(widget)->color,colors);
diff --git a/src/terminal/properties/init.c b/src/terminal/properties/init.c
index d58869c..f13db24 100644
--- a/src/terminal/properties/init.c
+++ b/src/terminal/properties/init.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 			"colors",
 			"colors",
 			_("The terminal colors"),
-			v3270_default_colors,
+			v3270_get_default_colors(),
 			G_PARAM_READABLE|G_PARAM_WRITABLE
 		);
 
diff --git a/src/terminal/widget.c b/src/terminal/widget.c
index 12deb0b..1230ec8 100644
--- a/src/terminal/widget.c
+++ b/src/terminal/widget.c
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ static void v3270_init(v3270 *widget)
 
 	// Set defaults
 	v3270_font_info_init(&widget->font);
-	v3270_set_color_table(widget->color,v3270_default_colors);
+	v3270_set_color_table(widget->color,v3270_get_default_colors());
 
 	for(ix = 0; ix < G_N_ELEMENTS(widget->responses); ix++)
 		widget->responses[ix] = GTK_RESPONSE_NONE;
--
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