diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e4c1870..efc57d3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 OBJS=menu.oo main.oo utils.oo gui.oo dialogue_box.oo menu_messages.oo \
-	timer.oo game_info.oo
+	timer.oo game_info.oo widget.oo
 
 all: menu
 
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ all: menu
 
 menu.oo: menu.cpp menu.hh utils.hh font.hh widget.hh Makefile
 
+widget.oo: widget.cpp widget.hh
+
 gui.oo: gui.cpp gui.hh Makefile font.hh menu.hh sdl_ttf_font.hh \
 	dialogue_box.hh help_box.hh main_menu.cpp disc_menu.cpp \
 	file_browser.hh timer.hh game_info.hh
diff --git a/menu.cpp b/menu.cpp
index dc1e014..e7fe4b9 100644
--- a/menu.cpp
+++ b/menu.cpp
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ void Menu::setText(const char **messages, int *submenu_defaults)
 	this->selectOne(0);
 }
 
-Menu::Menu(Font *font)
+Menu::Menu(Font *font) : Widget()
 {
 	this->setTextColor((SDL_Color){0xff,0xff,0xff,0});
 	this->font = font;
@@ -391,9 +391,6 @@ Menu::Menu(Font *font)
 	this->cur_sel = 0;
 	this->mouse_x = -1;
 	this->mouse_y = -1;
-
-	memset(this->event_stack, 0, sizeof(this->event_stack));
-	this->ev_head = this->ev_tail = 0;
 }
 
 void Menu::setTextColor(SDL_Color clr)
diff --git a/widget.cpp b/widget.cpp
index 3140ba5..dad3df1 100644
--- a/widget.cpp
+++ b/widget.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #include "widget.hh"
 
+Widget::Widget()
+{
+	memset(this->event_stack, 0, sizeof(this->event_stack));
+	this->ev_head = this->ev_tail = 0;
+}
+
 event_t Widget::popEvent()
 {
 	event_t out;
diff --git a/widget.hh b/widget.hh
index 088afee..5865b9d 100644
--- a/widget.hh
+++ b/widget.hh
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ typedef enum key_event event_t;
 class Widget
 {
 public:
+	Widget();
+
 	virtual void pushEvent(event_t ev);
 
 	virtual void pushEvent(SDL_Event *ev);