diff --git a/src/bfu/style.c b/src/bfu/style.c
index f2c566c0..f1a38892 100644
--- a/src/bfu/style.c
+++ b/src/bfu/style.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ get_bfu_color(struct terminal *term, unsigned char *stylename)
 
 	if (!bfu_colors) {
 		/* Initialize the style hash. */
-		bfu_colors = init_hash(8, &strhash);
+		bfu_colors = init_hash8();
 		if (!bfu_colors) return NULL;
 
 		last_color_mode = color_mode;
diff --git a/src/bookmarks/bookmarks.c b/src/bookmarks/bookmarks.c
index fe6c8226..a0f47d70 100644
--- a/src/bookmarks/bookmarks.c
+++ b/src/bookmarks/bookmarks.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ add_bookmark_item_to_bookmarks(struct bookmark *bm, struct bookmark *root, int p
 
 	/* Hash creation if needed. */
 	if (!bookmark_cache)
-		bookmark_cache = init_hash(8, &strhash);
+		bookmark_cache = init_hash8();
 
 	/* Create a new entry. */
 	if (check_bookmark_cache(bm->url))
diff --git a/src/document/html/renderer.c b/src/document/html/renderer.c
index 3bd7453f..d8c263d2 100644
--- a/src/document/html/renderer.c
+++ b/src/document/html/renderer.c
@@ -1750,7 +1750,7 @@ format_html_part(struct html_context *html_context,
 
 	/* Hash creation if needed. */
 	if (!table_cache) {
-		table_cache = init_hash(8, &strhash);
+		table_cache = init_hash8();
 	} else if (!document) {
 		/* Search for cached entry. */
 		struct table_cache_entry_key key;
diff --git a/src/globhist/globhist.c b/src/globhist/globhist.c
index b4801f33..605a7ecf 100644
--- a/src/globhist/globhist.c
+++ b/src/globhist/globhist.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ add_item_to_global_history(struct global_history_item *history_item,
 
 	/* Hash creation if needed. */
 	if (!globhist_cache)
-		globhist_cache = init_hash(8, &strhash);
+		globhist_cache = init_hash8();
 
 	if (globhist_cache && globhist_cache_entries < max_globhist_items) {
 		int urllen = strlen(history_item->url);
diff --git a/src/main/event.c b/src/main/event.c
index 27f63bfa..ff8ab7e8 100644
--- a/src/main/event.c
+++ b/src/main/event.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ unregister_event_hooks(struct event_hook_info *hooks)
 void
 init_event(void)
 {
-	event_hash = init_hash(8, strhash);
+	event_hash = init_hash8();
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/mime/backend/mailcap.c b/src/mime/backend/mailcap.c
index 207b44bc..00936148 100644
--- a/src/mime/backend/mailcap.c
+++ b/src/mime/backend/mailcap.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ init_mailcap_map(void)
 	unsigned char *path;
 	unsigned int priority = 0;
 
-	mailcap_map = init_hash(8, &strhash);
+	mailcap_map = init_hash8();
 	if (!mailcap_map) return NULL;
 
 	/* Try to setup mailcap_path */
diff --git a/src/mime/backend/mimetypes.c b/src/mime/backend/mimetypes.c
index f358ad36..c7c73c27 100644
--- a/src/mime/backend/mimetypes.c
+++ b/src/mime/backend/mimetypes.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ init_mimetypes_map(void)
 {
 	unsigned char *path;
 
-	mimetypes_map = init_hash(8, &strhash);
+	mimetypes_map = init_hash8();
 	if (!mimetypes_map)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/protocol/uri.c b/src/protocol/uri.c
index c42723e2..ca1a9eb8 100644
--- a/src/protocol/uri.c
+++ b/src/protocol/uri.c
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ get_uri(unsigned char *string, enum uri_component components)
 	}
 
 	if (!is_object_used(&uri_cache)) {
-		uri_cache.map = init_hash(hash_size(3), strhash);
+		uri_cache.map = init_hash8();
 		if (!uri_cache.map) return NULL;
 		object_nolock(&uri_cache, "uri_cache");
 	}
diff --git a/src/util/hash.c b/src/util/hash.c
index 915191d5..42811e2d 100644
--- a/src/util/hash.c
+++ b/src/util/hash.c
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@
  * array (same hash value). */
 
 #define hash_mask(n) (hash_size(n) - 1)
+#define hash_size(n) (1 << (n))
 
-struct hash *
+static hash_value_T strhash(unsigned char *k, unsigned int length, hash_value_T initval);
+
+static inline struct hash *
 init_hash(unsigned int width, hash_func_T func)
 {
 	struct hash *hash;
@@ -47,6 +50,12 @@ init_hash(unsigned int width, hash_func_T func)
 	return hash;
 }
 
+struct hash *
+init_hash8(void)
+{
+	return init_hash(8, &strhash);
+}
+
 void
 free_hash(struct hash *hash)
 {
@@ -130,7 +139,7 @@ del_hash_item(struct hash *hash, struct hash_item *item)
 #ifdef X31_HASH
 
 /* Fast string hashing. */
-hash_value_T
+static hash_value_T
 strhash(unsigned char *k, /* the key */
 	unsigned int length, /* the length of the key */
 	hash_value_T initval /* the previous hash, or an arbitrary value */)
@@ -251,7 +260,7 @@ strhash(unsigned char *k, /* the key */
 			+ ((hash_value_T) (k[(a)+2])<<16) \
 			+ ((hash_value_T) (k[(a)+3])<<24))
 
-hash_value_T
+static hash_value_T
 strhash(unsigned char *k, /* the key */
 	unsigned int length, /* the length of the key */
 	hash_value_T initval /* the previous hash, or an arbitrary value */)
diff --git a/src/util/hash.h b/src/util/hash.h
index b98d0d57..93db7326 100644
--- a/src/util/hash.h
+++ b/src/util/hash.h
@@ -23,18 +23,16 @@ struct hash {
 	struct list_head hash[1]; /* Must be at end ! */
 };
 
-#define hash_size(n) (1 << (n))
+struct hash *init_hash8(void);
 
-struct hash *init_hash(unsigned int width, hash_func_T func);
 void free_hash(struct hash *hash);
 
 struct hash_item *add_hash_item(struct hash *hash, unsigned char *key, unsigned int keylen, void *value);
 struct hash_item *get_hash_item(struct hash *hash, unsigned char *key, unsigned int keylen);
 void del_hash_item(struct hash *hash, struct hash_item *item);
-hash_value_T strhash(unsigned char *k, unsigned int length, hash_value_T initval);
 
 #define foreach_hash_item(item, hash_table, iterator) \
-	for (iterator = 0; iterator < hash_size((hash_table).width); iterator++) \
+	for (iterator = 0; iterator < (1 << (hash_table).width); iterator++) \
 		foreach (item, (hash_table).hash[iterator])
 
 #endif