diff --git a/src/botl.c b/src/botl.c
index 698bf8bd1..c80f9a3ad 100644
--- a/src/botl.c
+++ b/src/botl.c
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ boolean *valsetlist;
     if (fld == BL_GOLD
         && (context.rndencode != oldrndencode
             || g.showsyms[COIN_CLASS + SYM_OFF_O] != oldgoldsym)) {
-        update_all = TRUE; /* chg = 2; */
+        g.update_all = TRUE; /* chg = 2; */
         oldrndencode = context.rndencode;
         oldgoldsym = g.showsyms[COIN_CLASS + SYM_OFF_O];
     }
diff --git a/src/sys.c b/src/sys.c
index 51b966ff2..442a780cf 100644
--- a/src/sys.c
+++ b/src/sys.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ sys_early_init()
 {
     decl_globals_init();
     objects_globals_init();
+    monst_globals_init();
 
     sysopt.support = (char *) 0;
     sysopt.recover = (char *) 0;