diff --git a/programs/winedbg/debugger.h b/programs/winedbg/debugger.h
index d7ea3c968a0..6c7cde377f4 100644
--- a/programs/winedbg/debugger.h
+++ b/programs/winedbg/debugger.h
@@ -395,6 +395,12 @@ extern void             symbol_info(const char* str);
 extern void             symbol_print_local(const SYMBOL_INFO* sym, ULONG base, BOOL detailed);
 extern int              symbol_info_locals(void);
 extern BOOL             symbol_is_local(const char* name);
+struct sgv_data;
+typedef enum sym_get_lval (*symbol_picker_t)(const char* name, const struct sgv_data* sgv,
+                                             struct dbg_lvalue* rtn);
+extern symbol_picker_t symbol_current_picker;
+extern enum sym_get_lval symbol_picker_interactive(const char* name, const struct sgv_data* sgv,
+                                                   struct dbg_lvalue* rtn);
 
   /* tgt_active.c */
 extern void             dbg_run_debuggee(const char* args);
diff --git a/programs/winedbg/symbol.c b/programs/winedbg/symbol.c
index b4b04e62e1a..56f814bf0e2 100644
--- a/programs/winedbg/symbol.c
+++ b/programs/winedbg/symbol.c
@@ -192,6 +192,67 @@ static BOOL CALLBACK sgv_cb(PSYMBOL_INFO sym, ULONG size, PVOID ctx)
     return TRUE;
 }
 
+enum sym_get_lval symbol_picker_interactive(const char* name, const struct sgv_data* sgv,
+                                            struct dbg_lvalue* rtn)
+{
+    char        buffer[512];
+    unsigned    i;
+
+    if (!dbg_interactiveP)
+    {
+        dbg_printf("More than one symbol named %s, picking the first one\n", name);
+        *rtn = sgv->syms[0].lvalue;
+        return sglv_found;
+    }
+
+    dbg_printf("Many symbols with name '%s', "
+               "choose the one you want (<cr> to abort):\n", name);
+    for (i = 0; i < sgv->num; i++)
+    {
+        if (sgv->num - sgv->num_thunks > 1 && (sgv->syms[i].flags & SYMFLAG_THUNK) && !DBG_IVAR(AlwaysShowThunks))
+            continue;
+        dbg_printf("[%d]: ", i + 1);
+        if (sgv->syms[i].flags & SYMFLAG_LOCAL)
+        {
+            dbg_printf("%s %sof %s\n",
+                       sgv->syms[i].flags & SYMFLAG_PARAMETER ? "Parameter" : "Local variable",
+                       sgv->syms[i].flags & (SYMFLAG_REGISTER|SYMFLAG_REGREL) ? "(in a register) " : "",
+                       name);
+        }
+        else if (sgv->syms[i].flags & SYMFLAG_THUNK)
+        {
+            print_address(&sgv->syms[i].lvalue.addr, TRUE);
+            /* FIXME: should display where the thunks points to */
+            dbg_printf(" thunk %s\n", name);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            print_address(&sgv->syms[i].lvalue.addr, TRUE);
+            dbg_printf("\n");
+        }
+    }
+    do
+    {
+        i = 0;
+        if (input_read_line("=> ", buffer, sizeof(buffer)))
+        {
+            if (buffer[0] == '\0') return sglv_aborted;
+            i = atoi(buffer);
+            if (i < 1 || i > sgv->num)
+                dbg_printf("Invalid choice %d\n", i);
+        }
+        else return sglv_aborted;
+    } while (i < 1 || i > sgv->num);
+
+    /* The array is 0-based, but the choices are 1..n,
+     * so we have to subtract one before returning.
+     */
+    *rtn = sgv->syms[i - 1].lvalue;
+    return sglv_found;
+}
+
+symbol_picker_t symbol_current_picker = symbol_picker_interactive;
+
 /***********************************************************************
  *           symbol_get_lvalue
  *
@@ -317,65 +378,17 @@ enum sym_get_lval symbol_get_lvalue(const char* name, const int lineno,
         }
     }
 
-    i = 0;
-    if (dbg_interactiveP)
+    if (sgv.num - sgv.num_thunks > 1 || /* many symbols non thunks (and showing only non thunks) */
+        (sgv.num > 1 && DBG_IVAR(AlwaysShowThunks)) || /* many symbols (showing symbols & thunks) */
+        (sgv.num == sgv.num_thunks && sgv.num_thunks > 1))
     {
-        if (sgv.num - sgv.num_thunks > 1 || /* many symbols non thunks (and showing only non thunks) */
-            (sgv.num > 1 && DBG_IVAR(AlwaysShowThunks)) || /* many symbols (showing symbols & thunks) */
-            (sgv.num == sgv.num_thunks && sgv.num_thunks > 1))
-        {
-            dbg_printf("Many symbols with name '%s', "
-                       "choose the one you want (<cr> to abort):\n", name);
-            for (i = 0; i < sgv.num; i++) 
-            {
-                if (sgv.num - sgv.num_thunks > 1 && (sgv.syms[i].flags & SYMFLAG_THUNK) && !DBG_IVAR(AlwaysShowThunks))
-                    continue;
-                dbg_printf("[%d]: ", i + 1);
-                if (sgv.syms[i].flags & SYMFLAG_LOCAL)
-                {
-                    dbg_printf("%s %sof %s\n",
-                               sgv.syms[i].flags & SYMFLAG_PARAMETER ? "Parameter" : "Local variable",
-                               sgv.syms[i].flags & (SYMFLAG_REGISTER|SYMFLAG_REGREL) ? "(in a register) " : "",
-                               name);
-                }
-                else if (sgv.syms[i].flags & SYMFLAG_THUNK) 
-                {
-                    print_address(&sgv.syms[i].lvalue.addr, TRUE);
-                    /* FIXME: should display where the thunks points to */
-                    dbg_printf(" thunk %s\n", name);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    print_address(&sgv.syms[i].lvalue.addr, TRUE);
-                    dbg_printf("\n");
-                }
-            }
-            do
-            {
-                i = 0;
-                if (input_read_line("=> ", buffer, sizeof(buffer)))
-                {
-                    if (buffer[0] == '\0') return sglv_aborted;
-                    i = atoi(buffer);
-                    if (i < 1 || i > sgv.num)
-                        dbg_printf("Invalid choice %d\n", i);
-                }
-                else return sglv_aborted;
-            } while (i < 1 || i > sgv.num);
-
-            /* The array is 0-based, but the choices are 1..n, 
-             * so we have to subtract one before returning.
-             */
-            i--;
-        }
+        return symbol_current_picker(name, &sgv, rtn);
     }
-    else
-    {
-        /* FIXME: could display the list of non-picked up symbols */
-        if (sgv.num > 1)
-            dbg_printf("More than one symbol named %s, picking the first one\n", name);
-    }
-    *rtn = sgv.syms[i].lvalue;
+    /* first symbol is the one we want:
+     * - only one symbol found,
+     * - or many symbols but only one non thunk when AlwaysShowThunks is FALSE
+     */
+    *rtn = sgv.syms[0].lvalue;
     return sglv_found;
 }