diff --git a/src/bind.zsh b/src/bind.zsh
index f538379..bb41ef8 100644
--- a/src/bind.zsh
+++ b/src/bind.zsh
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_bind_widget() {
 
 # Map all configured widgets to the right autosuggest widgets
 _zsh_autosuggest_bind_widgets() {
-	local widget
+	emulate -L zsh
+
+ 	local widget
 	local ignore_widgets
 
 	ignore_widgets=(
diff --git a/src/widgets.zsh b/src/widgets.zsh
index 87bb62e..3192d5e 100644
--- a/src/widgets.zsh
+++ b/src/widgets.zsh
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_clear() {
 
 # Modify the buffer and get a new suggestion
 _zsh_autosuggest_modify() {
+	emulate -L zsh
+
 	local -i retval
 
 	# Only available in zsh >= 5.4
@@ -104,6 +106,8 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_fetch() {
 
 # Offer a suggestion
 _zsh_autosuggest_suggest() {
+	emulate -L zsh
+
 	local suggestion="$1"
 
 	if [[ -n "$suggestion" ]] && (( $#BUFFER )); then
diff --git a/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh b/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
index 0a1f9c6..ce302fd 100644
--- a/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
+++ b/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
@@ -211,7 +211,9 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_bind_widget() {
 
 # Map all configured widgets to the right autosuggest widgets
 _zsh_autosuggest_bind_widgets() {
-	local widget
+	emulate -L zsh
+
+ 	local widget
 	local ignore_widgets
 
 	ignore_widgets=(
@@ -318,6 +320,8 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_clear() {
 
 # Modify the buffer and get a new suggestion
 _zsh_autosuggest_modify() {
+	emulate -L zsh
+
 	local -i retval
 
 	# Only available in zsh >= 5.4
@@ -385,6 +389,8 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_fetch() {
 
 # Offer a suggestion
 _zsh_autosuggest_suggest() {
+	emulate -L zsh
+
 	local suggestion="$1"
 
 	if [[ -n "$suggestion" ]] && (( $#BUFFER )); then