diff --git a/globals.c b/globals.c
index ee81dfe..e9d2f4a 100644
--- a/globals.c
+++ b/globals.c
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ int revexist = FALSE;		/* does reverse video exist?    */
 int flickcode = FALSE;		/* do flicker supression?       */
 int gmode = 0;			/* global editor mode           */
 int gflags = GFREAD;		/* global control flag          */
-#if	PKCODE & IBMPC
-int gfcolor = 8;		/* global forgrnd color (white) */
-#else
-int gfcolor = 7;		/* global forgrnd color (white) */
-#endif
-int gbcolor = 0;		/* global backgrnd color (black) */
 int gasave = 256;		/* global ASAVE size            */
 int gacount = 256;		/* count until next ASAVE       */
 int sgarbf = TRUE;		/* TRUE if screen is garbage    */
diff --git a/random.c b/random.c
index be90bd0..6f74d9b 100644
--- a/random.c
+++ b/random.c
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ static const char *cname[] = {						/* names of colors */
 
 #define NCOLORS (sizeof cname / sizeof( *cname))	/* # of supported colors */
 
+int gfcolor = NCOLORS - 1 ;		/* global forgrnd color (white) */
+int gbcolor = 0 ;				/* global backgrnd color (black) */
 
 int tabsize; /* Tab size (0: use real tabs) */