diff --git a/src/xkbcomp/action.c b/src/xkbcomp/action.c
index 36a18dc..8a3677e 100644
--- a/src/xkbcomp/action.c
+++ b/src/xkbcomp/action.c
@@ -72,23 +72,37 @@ enum action_field {
     ACTION_FIELD_MODS_TO_CLEAR,
 };
 
-struct _ActionInfo {
-    unsigned action;
-    enum action_field field;
-    ExprDef *array_ndx;
-    ExprDef *value;
-    struct _ActionInfo *next;
-};
+ActionsInfo *
+NewActionsInfo(void)
+{
+    unsigned type;
+    ActionsInfo *info;
+
+    info = calloc(1, sizeof(*info));
+    if (!info)
+        return NULL;
+
+    /* This includes PrivateAction. */
+    for (type = 0; type < XkbSA_NumActions + 1; type++)
+        info->actions[type].type = type;
+
+    /* Apply some "factory defaults". */
+
+    /* Increment default button. */
+    info->actions[XkbSA_SetPtrDflt].dflt.affect = XkbSA_AffectDfltBtn;
+    info->actions[XkbSA_SetPtrDflt].dflt.flags = 0;
+    info->actions[XkbSA_SetPtrDflt].dflt.value = 1;
+
+    info->actions[XkbSA_ISOLock].iso.mods.mods =
+        (1 << ModNameToIndex(XKB_MOD_NAME_CAPS));
+
+    return info;
+}
 
 void
-FreeActionInfo(ActionInfo *info)
+FreeActionsInfo(ActionsInfo *info)
 {
-    ActionInfo *next;
-    while (info) {
-        next = info->next;
-        free(info);
-        info = next;
-    }
+    free(info);
 }
 
 static const LookupEntry actionStrings[] = {
@@ -1224,23 +1238,9 @@ static const actionHandler handleAction[XkbSA_NumActions + 1] = {
 
 /***====================================================================***/
 
-static void
-ApplyActionFactoryDefaults(union xkb_action *action)
-{
-    if (action->type == XkbSA_SetPtrDflt) {
-        /* Increment default button. */
-        action->dflt.affect = XkbSA_AffectDfltBtn;
-        action->dflt.flags = 0;
-        action->dflt.value = 1;
-    }
-    else if (action->type == XkbSA_ISOLock) {
-        action->iso.mods.mods = (1 << ModNameToIndex(XKB_MOD_NAME_CAPS));
-    }
-}
-
 bool
 HandleActionDef(ExprDef *def, struct xkb_keymap *keymap,
-                union xkb_action *action, ActionInfo *info)
+                union xkb_action *action, ActionsInfo *info)
 {
     ExprDef *arg;
     const char *str;
@@ -1258,27 +1258,12 @@ HandleActionDef(ExprDef *def, struct xkb_keymap *keymap,
         return false;
     }
 
-    action->type = hndlrType;
-
     /*
-     * Go through all of the ActionInfo's which change the default values
-     * for this action->type and apply them to this action, e.g. if the
-     * action is latchMods, and a statement such as this:
+     * Get the default values for this action type, as modified by
+     * statements such as:
      *     latchMods.clearLocks = True;
-     * appears in the section before, then we apply it.
      */
-    if (action->type != XkbSA_NoAction) {
-        ApplyActionFactoryDefaults(action);
-
-        for (; info; info = info->next) {
-            if (info->action != hndlrType)
-                continue;
-
-            if (!handleAction[hndlrType](keymap, action, info->field,
-                                         info->array_ndx, info->value))
-                return false;
-        }
-    }
+    *action = info->actions[hndlrType];
 
     /*
      * Now change the action properties as specified for this
@@ -1330,48 +1315,29 @@ HandleActionDef(ExprDef *def, struct xkb_keymap *keymap,
     return true;
 }
 
+
 bool
 SetActionField(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, const char *elem, const char *field,
-               ExprDef *array_ndx, ExprDef *value, ActionInfo **info_rtrn)
+               ExprDef *array_ndx, ExprDef *value, ActionsInfo *info)
 {
-    ActionInfo *new, *old;
+    unsigned action;
+    enum action_field action_field;
 
-    new = malloc(sizeof(*new));
-    if (!new) {
-        log_wsgo(keymap->ctx, "Couldn't allocate space for action default\n");
-        goto err;
-    }
+    if (!stringToAction(elem, &action))
+        return false;
 
-    if (!stringToAction(elem, &new->action))
-        goto err;
-
-    if (new->action == XkbSA_NoAction) {
+    if (action == XkbSA_NoAction) {
         log_err(keymap->ctx,
                 "\"%s\" is not a valid field in a NoAction action\n",
                 field);
-        goto err;
+        return false;
     }
 
-    if (!stringToField(field, &new->field)) {
+    if (!stringToField(field, &action_field)) {
         log_err(keymap->ctx, "\"%s\" is not a legal field name\n", field);
-        goto err;
+        return false;
     }
 
-    new->array_ndx = array_ndx;
-    new->value = value;
-
-    new->next = NULL;
-    old = *info_rtrn;
-    while (old && old->next)
-        old = old->next;
-    if (!old)
-        *info_rtrn = new;
-    else
-        old->next = new;
-
-    return true;
-
-err:
-    free(new);
-    return false;
+    return handleAction[action](keymap, &info->actions[action],
+                                action_field, array_ndx, value);
 }
diff --git a/src/xkbcomp/action.h b/src/xkbcomp/action.h
index 81b2426..8ec8386 100644
--- a/src/xkbcomp/action.h
+++ b/src/xkbcomp/action.h
@@ -27,18 +27,28 @@
 #ifndef XKBCOMP_ACTION_H
 #define XKBCOMP_ACTION_H
 
-typedef struct _ActionInfo ActionInfo;
+/*
+ * This struct contains the default values which every new action
+ * (e.g. in an interpret statement) starts off with. It can be
+ * modified within the files (see calls to SetActionField).
+ */
+typedef struct {
+    union xkb_action actions[XkbSA_NumActions + 1];
+} ActionsInfo;
+
+ActionsInfo *
+NewActionsInfo(void);
 
 void
-FreeActionInfo(ActionInfo *info);
+FreeActionsInfo(ActionsInfo *info);
 
 bool
 HandleActionDef(ExprDef *def, struct xkb_keymap *keymap,
-                union xkb_action *action, ActionInfo *info);
+                union xkb_action *action, ActionsInfo *info);
 
 bool
 SetActionField(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, const char *elem, const char *field,
-               ExprDef *index, ExprDef *value, ActionInfo **info_rtrn);
+               ExprDef *array_ndx, ExprDef *value, ActionsInfo *info);
 
 extern const LookupEntry ctrlNames[];
 
diff --git a/src/xkbcomp/compat.c b/src/xkbcomp/compat.c
index b6d15d7..1919a97 100644
--- a/src/xkbcomp/compat.c
+++ b/src/xkbcomp/compat.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ typedef struct _CompatInfo {
     LEDInfo ledDflt;
     darray(LEDInfo) leds;
     VModInfo vmods;
-    ActionInfo *act;
+    ActionsInfo *actions;
     struct xkb_keymap *keymap;
 } CompatInfo;
 
@@ -240,14 +240,15 @@ ClearIndicatorMapInfo(struct xkb_context *ctx, LEDInfo *info)
 }
 
 static void
-InitCompatInfo(CompatInfo *info, struct xkb_keymap *keymap, unsigned file_id)
+InitCompatInfo(CompatInfo *info, struct xkb_keymap *keymap, unsigned file_id,
+               ActionsInfo *actions)
 {
     info->keymap = keymap;
     info->name = NULL;
     info->file_id = file_id;
     info->errorCount = 0;
     darray_init(info->interps);
-    info->act = NULL;
+    info->actions = actions;
     info->dflt.file_id = file_id;
     info->dflt.defined = 0;
     info->dflt.merge = MERGE_OVERRIDE;
@@ -279,8 +280,7 @@ ClearCompatInfo(CompatInfo *info)
     ClearIndicatorMapInfo(keymap->ctx, &info->ledDflt);
     darray_free(info->interps);
     darray_free(info->leds);
-    FreeActionInfo(info->act);
-    info->act = NULL;
+    info->actions = NULL;
     info->keymap = NULL;
     ClearVModInfo(&info->vmods);
 }
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ HandleIncludeCompatMap(CompatInfo *info, IncludeStmt *stmt)
     XkbFile *rtrn;
     CompatInfo included, next_incl;
 
-    InitCompatInfo(&included, info->keymap, info->file_id);
+    InitCompatInfo(&included, info->keymap, info->file_id, info->actions);
     if (stmt->stmt) {
         free(included.name);
         included.name = stmt->stmt;
@@ -566,20 +566,17 @@ HandleIncludeCompatMap(CompatInfo *info, IncludeStmt *stmt)
             return false;
         }
 
-        InitCompatInfo(&next_incl, info->keymap, rtrn->id);
+        InitCompatInfo(&next_incl, info->keymap, rtrn->id, info->actions);
         next_incl.file_id = rtrn->id;
         next_incl.dflt = info->dflt;
         next_incl.dflt.file_id = rtrn->id;
         next_incl.dflt.merge = merge;
         next_incl.ledDflt.file_id = rtrn->id;
         next_incl.ledDflt.merge = merge;
-        next_incl.act = info->act;
 
         HandleCompatMapFile(&next_incl, rtrn, MERGE_OVERRIDE);
 
         MergeIncludedCompatMaps(&included, &next_incl, merge);
-        if (info->act)
-            next_incl.act = NULL;
 
         ClearCompatInfo(&next_incl);
         FreeXkbFile(rtrn);
@@ -610,7 +607,7 @@ SetInterpField(CompatInfo *info, SymInterpInfo *si, const char *field,
         if (arrayNdx)
             return ReportSINotArray(info, si, field);
 
-        if (!HandleActionDef(value, keymap, &si->interp.act, info->act))
+        if (!HandleActionDef(value, keymap, &si->interp.act, info->actions))
             return false;
 
         si->defined |= SI_FIELD_ACTION;
@@ -821,7 +818,7 @@ HandleGlobalVar(CompatInfo *info, VarDef *stmt)
                                    stmt->value);
     else
         ret = SetActionField(info->keymap, elem, field, ndx, stmt->value,
-                             &info->act);
+                             info->actions);
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1095,8 +1092,13 @@ CompileCompatMap(XkbFile *file, struct xkb_keymap *keymap,
                  enum merge_mode merge)
 {
     CompatInfo info;
+    ActionsInfo *actions;
 
-    InitCompatInfo(&info, keymap, file->id);
+    actions = NewActionsInfo();
+    if (!actions)
+        return false;
+
+    InitCompatInfo(&info, keymap, file->id, actions);
     info.dflt.merge = merge;
     info.ledDflt.merge = merge;
 
@@ -1108,9 +1110,11 @@ CompileCompatMap(XkbFile *file, struct xkb_keymap *keymap,
         goto err_info;
 
     ClearCompatInfo(&info);
+    FreeActionsInfo(actions);
     return true;
 
 err_info:
     ClearCompatInfo(&info);
+    FreeActionsInfo(actions);
     return false;
 }
diff --git a/src/xkbcomp/symbols.c b/src/xkbcomp/symbols.c
index 1741246..09def70 100644
--- a/src/xkbcomp/symbols.c
+++ b/src/xkbcomp/symbols.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ typedef struct _SymbolsInfo {
     darray(KeyInfo) keys;
     KeyInfo dflt;
     VModInfo vmods;
-    ActionInfo *action;
+    ActionsInfo *actions;
     xkb_atom_t groupNames[XkbNumKbdGroups];
 
     struct list modMaps;
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ typedef struct _SymbolsInfo {
 } SymbolsInfo;
 
 static void
-InitSymbolsInfo(SymbolsInfo * info, struct xkb_keymap *keymap,
-                unsigned file_id)
+InitSymbolsInfo(SymbolsInfo *info, struct xkb_keymap *keymap,
+                unsigned file_id, ActionsInfo *actions)
 {
     xkb_group_index_t i;
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ InitSymbolsInfo(SymbolsInfo * info, struct xkb_keymap *keymap,
         info->groupNames[i] = XKB_ATOM_NONE;
     InitKeyInfo(&info->dflt, file_id);
     InitVModInfo(&info->vmods, keymap);
-    info->action = NULL;
+    info->actions = actions;
     info->keymap = keymap;
 }
 
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ HandleIncludeSymbols(SymbolsInfo *info, IncludeStmt *stmt)
     XkbFile *rtrn;
     SymbolsInfo included, next_incl;
 
-    InitSymbolsInfo(&included, info->keymap, info->file_id);
+    InitSymbolsInfo(&included, info->keymap, info->file_id, info->actions);
     if (stmt->stmt) {
         free(included.name);
         included.name = stmt->stmt;
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ HandleIncludeSymbols(SymbolsInfo *info, IncludeStmt *stmt)
             return false;
         }
 
-        InitSymbolsInfo(&next_incl, info->keymap, rtrn->id);
+        InitSymbolsInfo(&next_incl, info->keymap, rtrn->id, info->actions);
         next_incl.merge = next_incl.dflt.merge = MERGE_OVERRIDE;
         if (stmt->modifier)
             next_incl.explicit_group = atoi(stmt->modifier) - 1;
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ AddActionsToKey(SymbolsInfo *info, KeyInfo *keyi, ExprDef *arrayNdx,
     toAct = darray_mem(keyi->acts[ndx], 0);
     act = value->value.child;
     for (i = 0; i < nActs; i++, toAct++) {
-        if (!HandleActionDef(act, info->keymap, toAct, info->action)) {
+        if (!HandleActionDef(act, info->keymap, toAct, info->actions)) {
             log_err(info->keymap->ctx,
                     "Illegal action definition for %s; "
                     "Action for group %u/level %zu ignored\n",
@@ -1256,8 +1256,8 @@ HandleSymbolsVar(SymbolsInfo *info, VarDef *stmt)
         ret = true;
     }
     else {
-        ret = SetActionField(info->keymap, elem, field, arrayNdx,
-                             stmt->value, &info->action);
+        ret = SetActionField(info->keymap, elem, field, arrayNdx, stmt->value,
+                             info->actions);
     }
 
     return ret;
@@ -1913,10 +1913,15 @@ CompileSymbols(XkbFile *file, struct xkb_keymap *keymap,
     xkb_group_index_t i;
     struct xkb_key *key;
     SymbolsInfo info;
+    ActionsInfo *actions;
     KeyInfo *keyi;
     ModMapEntry *mm;
 
-    InitSymbolsInfo(&info, keymap, file->id);
+    actions = NewActionsInfo();
+    if (!actions)
+        return false;
+
+    InitSymbolsInfo(&info, keymap, file->id, actions);
     info.dflt.merge = merge;
 
     HandleSymbolsFile(&info, file, merge);
@@ -1964,9 +1969,11 @@ CompileSymbols(XkbFile *file, struct xkb_keymap *keymap,
             info.errorCount++;
 
     ClearSymbolsInfo(&info);
+    FreeActionsInfo(actions);
     return true;
 
 err_info:
+    FreeActionsInfo(actions);
     ClearSymbolsInfo(&info);
     return false;
 }