diff --git a/src/alloc.c b/src/alloc.c
index 0c329e2..d2e5f5e 100644
--- a/src/alloc.c
+++ b/src/alloc.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ union xkb_action *
 XkbcResizeKeyActions(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, xkb_keycode_t kc,
                      uint32_t needed)
 {
+    struct xkb_key *key;
     size_t old_ndx, old_num_acts, new_ndx;
 
     key = XkbKey(keymap, kc);
@@ -79,8 +80,9 @@ XkbcResizeKeyActions(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, xkb_keycode_t kc,
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (XkbKeyHasActions(keymap, kc) &&
-        XkbKeyGroupsWidth(keymap, kc) >= needed)
+    key = XkbKey(keymap, kc);
+
+    if (XkbKeyHasActions(keymap, kc) && key->width >= needed)
         return XkbKeyActionsPtr(keymap, kc);
 
     /*
diff --git a/src/keymap-dump.c b/src/keymap-dump.c
index 893453d..27a0759 100644
--- a/src/keymap-dump.c
+++ b/src/keymap-dump.c
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ write_symbols(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, char **buf, size_t *size,
                                      NULL, NULL);
                     }
                     write_buf(keymap, buf, size, offset, " ]");
-                    acts += XkbKeyGroupsWidth(keymap, kc);
+                    acts += key->width;
                 }
             }
             write_buf(keymap, buf, size, offset, "\n\t\t};\n");
diff --git a/src/xkb-priv.h b/src/xkb-priv.h
index bef38c3..822ee44 100644
--- a/src/xkb-priv.h
+++ b/src/xkb-priv.h
@@ -392,18 +392,12 @@ XkbKeyGroupWidth(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, xkb_keycode_t kc,
     return XkbKeyType(keymap, kc, group)->num_levels;
 }
 
-static inline unsigned char
-XkbKeyGroupsWidth(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, xkb_keycode_t kc)
-{
-    return XkbKey(keymap, kc)->width;
-}
-
 static inline unsigned int
 XkbKeyNumSyms(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, xkb_keycode_t kc,
               unsigned int group, unsigned int level)
 {
-    unsigned char width = XkbKeyGroupsWidth(keymap, kc);
-    return XkbKey(keymap, kc)->num_syms[group * width + level];
+    struct xkb_key *key = XkbKey(keymap, kc);
+    return key->num_syms[group * key->width + level];
 }
 
 static inline xkb_keysym_t *
@@ -416,8 +410,8 @@ static inline int
 XkbKeySymOffset(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, xkb_keycode_t kc,
                 unsigned group, unsigned int level)
 {
-    unsigned char width = XkbKeyGroupsWidth(keymap, kc);
-    return XkbKey(keymap, kc)->sym_index[group * width + level];
+    struct xkb_key *key = XkbKey(keymap, kc);
+    return key->sym_index[group * key->width + level];
 }
 
 static inline xkb_keysym_t *
@@ -453,9 +447,9 @@ static inline union xkb_action *
 XkbKeyActionEntry(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, xkb_keycode_t kc,
                   unsigned int group, unsigned int level)
 {
-    unsigned char width = XkbKeyGroupsWidth(keymap, kc);
+    struct xkb_key *key = XkbKey(keymap, kc);
     if (XkbKeyHasActions(keymap, kc))
-        return &XkbKeyActionsPtr(keymap, kc)[width * group + level];
+        return &XkbKeyActionsPtr(keymap, kc)[key->width * group + level];
     return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/xkbcomp/compat.c b/src/xkbcomp/compat.c
index 93b8480..d06dae6 100644
--- a/src/xkbcomp/compat.c
+++ b/src/xkbcomp/compat.c
@@ -892,7 +892,6 @@ ApplyInterpsToKey(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, xkb_keycode_t kc)
     uint32_t vmodmask = 0;
     int num_acts = 0;
     int group, level;
-    int width = XkbKeyGroupsWidth(keymap, kc);
     struct xkb_key *key;
     int i;
 
@@ -908,7 +907,7 @@ ApplyInterpsToKey(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, xkb_keycode_t kc)
     for (group = 0; group < key->num_groups; group++) {
         for (level = 0; level < XkbKeyGroupWidth(keymap, kc, group);
              level++) {
-            i = (group * width) + level;
+            i = (group * key->width) + level;
             if (i >= INTERP_SIZE) /* XXX FIXME */
                 return false;
             interps[i] = FindInterpForKey(keymap, kc, group, level);
@@ -918,7 +917,7 @@ ApplyInterpsToKey(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, xkb_keycode_t kc)
     }
 
     if (num_acts)
-        num_acts = key->num_groups * width;
+        num_acts = key->num_groups * key->width;
     acts = XkbcResizeKeyActions(keymap, kc, num_acts);
     if (num_acts && !acts)
         return false;
@@ -928,7 +927,7 @@ ApplyInterpsToKey(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, xkb_keycode_t kc)
              level++) {
             struct xkb_sym_interpret *interp;
 
-            i = (group * width) + level;
+            i = (group * key->width) + level;
             interp = interps[i];
 
             /* Infer default key behaviours from the base level. */