diff --git a/Marlin/ultralcd.cpp b/Marlin/ultralcd.cpp
index 5ca0943376..15c20fff3a 100644
--- a/Marlin/ultralcd.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/ultralcd.cpp
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@ static void lcd_status_screen();
       } } while(0)
 
   /** Used variables to keep track of the menu */
-  #ifndef REPRAPWORLD_KEYPAD
-    volatile uint8_t buttons; // Bits of the pressed buttons.
-  #else
-    volatile uint8_t buttons_reprapworld_keypad; // The reprapworld_keypad shift register values
+  volatile uint8_t buttons;  //the last checked buttons in a bit array.
+  #ifdef REPRAPWORLD_KEYPAD
+    volatile uint8_t buttons_reprapworld_keypad; // to store the keypad shift register values
   #endif
+    
   #ifdef LCD_HAS_SLOW_BUTTONS
     volatile uint8_t slow_buttons; // Bits of the pressed buttons.
   #endif
diff --git a/Marlin/ultralcd_implementation_hitachi_HD44780.h b/Marlin/ultralcd_implementation_hitachi_HD44780.h
index eb1f525cc2..b5b046da3b 100644
--- a/Marlin/ultralcd_implementation_hitachi_HD44780.h
+++ b/Marlin/ultralcd_implementation_hitachi_HD44780.h
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 * When selecting the Russian language, a slightly different LCD implementation is used to handle UTF8 characters.
 **/
 
-#ifndef REPRAPWORLD_KEYPAD
-  extern volatile uint8_t buttons;  //the last checked buttons in a bit array.
-#else
-  extern volatile uint16_t buttons;  //an extended version of the last checked buttons in a bit array.
-#endif
+//#ifndef REPRAPWORLD_KEYPAD
+//  extern volatile uint8_t buttons;  //the last checked buttons in a bit array.
+//#else
+  extern volatile uint8_t buttons;  //an extended version of the last checked buttons in a bit array.
+//#endif
 
 ////////////////////////////////////
 // Setup button and encode mappings for each panel (into 'buttons' variable