diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDFJob.cc b/libqpdf/QPDFJob.cc
index 15cea44..5731e4a 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDFJob.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDFJob.cc
@@ -425,9 +425,7 @@ QPDFJob::createQPDF()
         pdf.updateFromJSON(m->update_from_json);
     }
 
-    if (!m->selections.empty()) {
-        handlePageSpecs(pdf);
-    }
+    handlePageSpecs(pdf);
     if (!m->rotations.empty()) {
         handleRotations(pdf);
     }
@@ -2351,10 +2349,10 @@ QPDFJob::Input::initialize(Inputs& in, QPDF* a_qpdf)
 }
 
 void
-QPDFJob::new_selection(
+QPDFJob::Inputs::new_selection(
     std::string const& filename, std::string const& password, std::string const& range)
 {
-    m->selections.emplace_back(filename, password, range);
+    selections.emplace_back(filename, password, range);
 }
 
 void
@@ -2430,11 +2428,14 @@ QPDFJob::Inputs::clear()
 void
 QPDFJob::handlePageSpecs(QPDF& pdf)
 {
+    if (m->inputs.selections.empty()) {
+        return;
+    }
     auto& main_input = m->inputs.files[m->infilename];
     main_input.initialize(m->inputs, &pdf);
 
     // Handle "." as a shortcut for the input file.
-    for (auto& selection: m->selections) {
+    for (auto& selection: m->inputs.selections) {
         if (selection.filename == ".") {
             selection.filename = m->infilename;
         } else {
@@ -2452,7 +2453,7 @@ QPDFJob::handlePageSpecs(QPDF& pdf)
     m->inputs.process_all();
 
     std::map<unsigned long long, std::set<QPDFObjGen>> copied_pages;
-    for (auto& selection: m->selections) {
+    for (auto& selection: m->inputs.selections) {
         // Read original pages from the PDF, and parse the page range associated with this
         // occurrence of the file.
         auto const& input = m->inputs.files[selection.filename];
@@ -2476,7 +2477,7 @@ QPDFJob::handlePageSpecs(QPDF& pdf)
     }
 
     auto n_collate = m->collate.size();
-    auto n_specs = m->selections.size();
+    auto n_specs = m->inputs.selections.size();
     if (!(n_collate == 0 || n_collate == 1 || n_collate == n_specs)) {
         usage(
             "--pages: if --collate has more than one value, it must have one value per page "
@@ -2497,7 +2498,7 @@ QPDFJob::handlePageSpecs(QPDF& pdf)
         while (got_pages) {
             got_pages = false;
             for (size_t i = 0; i < n_specs; ++i) {
-                auto& page_data = m->selections.at(i);
+                auto& page_data = m->inputs.selections.at(i);
                 for (size_t j = 0; j < m->collate.at(i); ++j) {
                     if (cur_page.at(i) + j < page_data.selected_pages.size()) {
                         got_pages = true;
@@ -2518,7 +2519,7 @@ QPDFJob::handlePageSpecs(QPDF& pdf)
     int out_pageno = 0;
     auto& this_afdh = pdf.acroform();
     std::set<QPDFObjGen> referenced_fields;
-    for (auto& selection: new_specs.empty() ? m->selections : new_specs) {
+    for (auto& selection: new_specs.empty() ? m->inputs.selections : new_specs) {
         auto& input = m->inputs.files[selection.filename];
         if (input.cfis) {
             input.cfis->stayOpen(true);
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDFJob_config.cc b/libqpdf/QPDFJob_config.cc
index 6aac121..fb58d52 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDFJob_config.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDFJob_config.cc
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ QPDFJob::PagesConfig::PagesConfig(Config* c) :
 std::shared_ptr<QPDFJob::PagesConfig>
 QPDFJob::Config::pages()
 {
-    if (!o.m->selections.empty()) {
+    if (!o.m->inputs.selections.empty()) {
         usage("--pages may only be specified one time");
     }
     return std::shared_ptr<PagesConfig>(new PagesConfig(this));
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ QPDFJob::Config::pages()
 QPDFJob::Config*
 QPDFJob::PagesConfig::endPages()
 {
-    auto n_specs = config->o.m->selections.size();
+    auto n_specs = config->o.m->inputs.selections.size();
     if (n_specs == 0) {
         usage("--pages: no page specifications given");
     }
@@ -998,24 +998,24 @@ QPDFJob::PagesConfig*
 QPDFJob::PagesConfig::pageSpec(
     std::string const& filename, std::string const& range, char const* password)
 {
-    config->o.new_selection(filename, {password ? password : ""}, range);
+    config->o.m->inputs.new_selection(filename, {password ? password : ""}, range);
     return this;
 }
 
 QPDFJob::PagesConfig*
 QPDFJob::PagesConfig::file(std::string const& arg)
 {
-    config->o.new_selection(arg, {}, {});
+    config->o.m->inputs.new_selection(arg, {}, {});
     return this;
 }
 
 QPDFJob::PagesConfig*
 QPDFJob::PagesConfig::range(std::string const& arg)
 {
-    if (config->o.m->selections.empty()) {
+    if (config->o.m->inputs.selections.empty()) {
         usage("in --range must follow a file name");
     }
-    auto& last = config->o.m->selections.back();
+    auto& last = config->o.m->inputs.selections.back();
     if (!last.range.empty()) {
         usage("--range already specified for this file");
     }
@@ -1026,10 +1026,10 @@ QPDFJob::PagesConfig::range(std::string const& arg)
 QPDFJob::PagesConfig*
 QPDFJob::PagesConfig::password(std::string const& arg)
 {
-    if (config->o.m->selections.empty()) {
+    if (config->o.m->inputs.selections.empty()) {
         usage("in --pages, --password must follow a file name");
     }
-    auto& last = config->o.m->selections.back();
+    auto& last = config->o.m->inputs.selections.back();
     if (!last.password.empty()) {
         usage("--password already specified for this file");
     }
diff --git a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDFJob_private.hh b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDFJob_private.hh
index f207721..28bdced 100644
--- a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDFJob_private.hh
+++ b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDFJob_private.hh
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ struct QPDFJob::Inputs
     // Destroy all owned QPDF objects. Return false if any of the QPDF objects recorded warnings.
     bool clear();
 
+    void new_selection(
+        std::string const& filename, std::string const& password, std::string const& range);
+
     std::string encryption_file;
     std::string encryption_file_password;
     bool keep_files_open{true};
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ struct QPDFJob::Inputs
     size_t keep_files_open_threshold{DEFAULT_KEEP_FILES_OPEN_THRESHOLD};
 
     std::map<std::string, Input> files;
+    std::vector<Selection> selections;
 
   private:
     QPDFJob& job;
@@ -263,7 +267,6 @@ class QPDFJob::Members
     std::vector<UnderOverlay> overlay;
     UnderOverlay* under_overlay{nullptr};
     Inputs inputs;
-    std::vector<Selection> selections;
     std::map<std::string, RotationSpec> rotations;
     bool require_outfile{true};
     bool replace_input{false};