diff --git a/data/schema/core/actionwml.cfg b/data/schema/core/actionwml.cfg
index 2f56d2d91b66..ae050d99edeb 100644
--- a/data/schema/core/actionwml.cfg
+++ b/data/schema/core/actionwml.cfg
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@
 		name="clear_global_variable"
 		{REQUIRED_KEY global string}
 		{REQUIRED_KEY namespace string}
-		{SIMPLE_KEY side s_unsigned}
+		{DEFAULT_KEY side s_unsigned,global global}
 		{DEFAULT_KEY immediate s_bool no}
 	[/tag]
 	[tag]
@@ -1491,14 +1491,14 @@
 		{REQUIRED_KEY from_global string}
 		{REQUIRED_KEY to_local string}
 		{REQUIRED_KEY namespace string}
-		{SIMPLE_KEY side s_unsigned}
+		{DEFAULT_KEY side s_unsigned,global global}
 	[/tag]
 	[tag]
 		name="set_global_variable"
 		{REQUIRED_KEY to_global string}
 		{REQUIRED_KEY from_local string}
 		{REQUIRED_KEY namespace string}
-		{SIMPLE_KEY side s_unsigned}
+		{DEFAULT_KEY side s_unsigned,global global}
 		{DEFAULT_KEY immediate s_bool no}
 	[/tag]
 	[tag]
diff --git a/data/schema/game_config.cfg b/data/schema/game_config.cfg
index 03eaab68f582..1e216705509e 100644
--- a/data/schema/game_config.cfg
+++ b/data/schema/game_config.cfg
@@ -405,6 +405,10 @@
     {SUBST_TYPE terrain_code}
     {SUBST_TYPE dir}
     {SUBST_TYPE int_percent}
+    [type]
+        name="global"
+        value="global"
+    [/type]
     [tag]
         name="root"
         min=1