diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 32d107d..a719e36 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ static unsigned int defaultrcs = 257;
  */
 static unsigned int cursorshape = 2;
 
+/*
+ * Default columns and rows numbers
+ */
+
+static unsigned int cols = 80;
+static unsigned int rows = 24;
+
 /*
  * Default colour and shape of the mouse cursor
  */
diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index d6fe58a..fbcd9e0 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -4471,8 +4471,6 @@ usage(void)
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	uint cols = 80, rows = 24;
-
 	xw.l = xw.t = 0;
 	xw.isfixed = False;
 	xw.cursor = cursorshape;