diff --git a/src/data.c b/src/data.c
index 8d58cbd9410..0a098c99949 100644
--- a/src/data.c
+++ b/src/data.c
@@ -276,10 +276,12 @@ for example, (type-of 1) returns `integer'.  */)
           }
         case PVEC_MODULE_FUNCTION:
           return Qmodule_function;
-        /* "Impossible" cases.  */
         case PVEC_XWIDGET:
-        case PVEC_OTHER:
+          return Qxwidget;
         case PVEC_XWIDGET_VIEW:
+          return Qxwidget_view;
+        /* "Impossible" cases.  */
+        case PVEC_OTHER:
         case PVEC_SUB_CHAR_TABLE:
         case PVEC_FREE: ;
         }
@@ -3732,8 +3734,8 @@ syms_of_data (void)
   DEFSYM (Qmarker, "marker");
   DEFSYM (Qoverlay, "overlay");
   DEFSYM (Qfinalizer, "finalizer");
-#ifdef HAVE_MODULES
   DEFSYM (Qmodule_function, "module-function");
+#ifdef HAVE_MODULES
   DEFSYM (Quser_ptr, "user-ptr");
 #endif
   DEFSYM (Qfloat, "float");
@@ -3756,6 +3758,8 @@ syms_of_data (void)
   DEFSYM (Qfont_entity, "font-entity");
   DEFSYM (Qfont_object, "font-object");
   DEFSYM (Qterminal, "terminal");
+  DEFSYM (Qxwidget, "xwidget");
+  DEFSYM (Qxwidget_view, "xwidget-view");
 
   DEFSYM (Qdefun, "defun");
 
diff --git a/src/xwidget.c b/src/xwidget.c
index 530d1af707a..bcc450bac60 100644
--- a/src/xwidget.c
+++ b/src/xwidget.c
@@ -992,8 +992,6 @@ syms_of_xwidget (void)
   defsubr (&Sxwidget_buffer);
   defsubr (&Sset_xwidget_plist);
 
-  DEFSYM (Qxwidget, "xwidget");
-
   DEFSYM (QCxwidget, ":xwidget");
   DEFSYM (QCtitle, ":title");