diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 25c9dbb..9ec8584 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -146,13 +146,14 @@ ebind.o: ebind.c ebind.h basic.h bind.h edef.h buffer.h crypt.h line.h \
  utf8.h estruct.h retcode.h bindable.h eval.h exec.h file.h isearch.h \
  random.h region.h search.h spawn.h window.h defines.h word.h
 eval.o: eval.c eval.h basic.h bind.h edef.h buffer.h crypt.h line.h \
- utf8.h estruct.h retcode.h display.h exec.h flook.h input.h random.h \
- search.h terminal.h defines.h termio.h version.h window.h
+ utf8.h estruct.h retcode.h display.h exec.h execute.h flook.h input.h \
+ random.h search.h terminal.h defines.h termio.h version.h window.h
 exec.o: exec.c exec.h buffer.h crypt.h line.h utf8.h bind.h edef.h \
  estruct.h retcode.h display.h eval.h file.h flook.h input.h window.h \
  defines.h
-execute.o: execute.c edef.h buffer.h crypt.h line.h utf8.h estruct.h \
- retcode.h bind.h random.h display.h file.h terminal.h defines.h window.h
+execute.o: execute.c execute.h edef.h buffer.h crypt.h line.h utf8.h \
+ estruct.h retcode.h bind.h random.h display.h file.h terminal.h \
+ defines.h window.h
 file.o: file.c file.h crypt.h retcode.h buffer.h line.h utf8.h defines.h \
  estruct.h edef.h execute.h fileio.h input.h lock.h log.h window.h
 fileio.o: fileio.c fileio.h crypt.h retcode.h defines.h
diff --git a/edef.h b/edef.h
index bf32c69..10cc895 100644
--- a/edef.h
+++ b/edef.h
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ extern int flickcode;		/* do flicker supression?       */
 extern int gmode;		/* global editor mode           */
 extern int gfcolor;		/* global forgrnd color (white) */
 extern int gbcolor;		/* global backgrnd color (black) */
-extern int gasave;		/* global ASAVE size            */
-extern int gacount;		/* count until next ASAVE       */
 extern int sgarbf;		/* State of screen unknown      */
 extern int clexec;		/* command line execution flag  */
 extern int discmd;		/* display command flag         */
diff --git a/eval.c b/eval.c
index 46a7642..fcb2d2e 100644
--- a/eval.c
+++ b/eval.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "estruct.h"
 #include "edef.h"
 #include "exec.h"
+#include "execute.h"
 #include "flook.h"
 #include "input.h"
 #include "line.h"
diff --git a/execute.c b/execute.c
index 0afd8a3..708a723 100644
--- a/execute.c
+++ b/execute.c
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+/* execute.c -- implements execute.h */
+#include "execute.h"
+
 #include "edef.h"
 #include "bind.h"
 #include "random.h"
@@ -6,6 +9,9 @@
 #include "terminal.h"
 #include "window.h"
 
+int gasave = 256 ;		/* global ASAVE size            */
+int gacount = 256 ;		/* count until next ASAVE       */
+
 /*
  * This is the general command execution routine. It handles the fake binding
  * of all the keys to "self-insert". It also clears out the "thisflag" word,
diff --git a/execute.h b/execute.h
index 4cb6224..a172652 100644
--- a/execute.h
+++ b/execute.h
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
+extern int gasave ;		/* global ASAVE size            */
+extern int gacount ;		/* count until next ASAVE       */
+
 int execute( int c, int f, int n) ;
 
diff --git a/globals.c b/globals.c
index afad3bc..c54cdb6 100644
--- a/globals.c
+++ b/globals.c
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ int eolexist = TRUE;		/* does clear to EOL exist      */
 int revexist = FALSE;		/* does reverse video exist?    */
 int flickcode = FALSE;		/* do flicker supression?       */
 int gmode = 0;			/* global editor mode           */
-int gasave = 256;		/* global ASAVE size            */
-int gacount = 256;		/* count until next ASAVE       */
 int sgarbf = TRUE;		/* TRUE if screen is garbage    */
 int clexec = FALSE;		/* command line execution flag  */
 int discmd = TRUE;		/* display command flag         */