diff --git a/Windows/Debugger/DebuggerShared.h b/Windows/Debugger/DebuggerShared.h
index 1500d46392..6490a52837 100644
--- a/Windows/Debugger/DebuggerShared.h
+++ b/Windows/Debugger/DebuggerShared.h
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 #include "Common/CommonWindows.h"
 #include "Core/Debugger/DebugInterface.h"
 
-extern HMENU g_hPopupMenus;
-
 enum { WM_DEB_GOTOWPARAM = WM_USER+2,
 	WM_DEB_GOTOADDRESSEDIT,
 	WM_DEB_MAPLOADED,
@@ -16,4 +14,4 @@ enum { WM_DEB_GOTOWPARAM = WM_USER+2,
 
 bool executeExpressionWindow(HWND hwnd, DebugInterface* cpu, u32& dest);
 void displayExpressionError(HWND hwnd);
-bool parseExpression(const char* exp, DebugInterface* cpu, u32& dest);
\ No newline at end of file
+bool parseExpression(const char* exp, DebugInterface* cpu, u32& dest);
diff --git a/Windows/W32Util/ContextMenu.cpp b/Windows/W32Util/ContextMenu.cpp
index 2647894b69..9e31320047 100644
--- a/Windows/W32Util/ContextMenu.cpp
+++ b/Windows/W32Util/ContextMenu.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@
 // https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp and http://www.ppsspp.org/.
 
 #include "Windows/W32Util/ContextMenu.h"
-#include "Windows/main.h"
+#include "Windows/resource.h"
+
+static HMENU g_hPopupMenus;
+
+void ContextMenuInit(HINSTANCE inst) {
+	g_hPopupMenus = LoadMenu(inst, (LPCWSTR)IDR_POPUPMENUS);
+}
 
 ContextPoint ContextPoint::FromCursor() {
 	ContextPoint result;
diff --git a/Windows/W32Util/ContextMenu.h b/Windows/W32Util/ContextMenu.h
index f9af297223..7bddf6691a 100644
--- a/Windows/W32Util/ContextMenu.h
+++ b/Windows/W32Util/ContextMenu.h
@@ -41,5 +41,7 @@ struct ContextPoint {
 	bool isClient_ = false;
 };
 
+void ContextMenuInit(HINSTANCE inst);
+
 HMENU GetContextMenu(ContextMenuID);
 int TriggerContextMenu(ContextMenuID which, HWND wnd, const ContextPoint &pt);
diff --git a/Windows/main.cpp b/Windows/main.cpp
index ecfe18fa47..9395233e20 100644
--- a/Windows/main.cpp
+++ b/Windows/main.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #if PPSSPP_API(ANY_GL)
 #include "Windows/GEDebugger/GEDebugger.h"
 #endif
+#include "Windows/W32Util/ContextMenu.h"
 #include "Windows/W32Util/DialogManager.h"
 #include "Windows/W32Util/ShellUtil.h"
 
@@ -101,7 +102,6 @@ static std::string gpuDriverVersion;
 
 static std::string restartArgs;
 
-HMENU g_hPopupMenus;
 int g_activeWindow = 0;
 
 static std::thread inputBoxThread;
@@ -665,10 +665,8 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE _hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR szCmdLin
 
 	timeBeginPeriod(1);  // TODO: Evaluate if this makes sense to keep.
 
+	ContextMenuInit(_hInstance);
 	MainWindow::Init(_hInstance);
-
-	g_hPopupMenus = LoadMenu(_hInstance, (LPCWSTR)IDR_POPUPMENUS);
-
 	MainWindow::Show(_hInstance);
 
 	HWND hwndMain = MainWindow::GetHWND();
diff --git a/Windows/main.h b/Windows/main.h
index 8f04b0ede4..890acc845c 100644
--- a/Windows/main.h
+++ b/Windows/main.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ extern CMemoryDlg *memoryWindow;
 extern CGEDebugger* geDebuggerWindow;
 #endif
 
-extern HMENU g_hPopupMenus;
 extern int g_activeWindow;
 
 enum { WINDOW_MAINWINDOW, WINDOW_CPUDEBUGGER, WINDOW_GEDEBUGGER };