diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index fdbbdef5..c74291be 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -182,8 +182,6 @@ client_ban(Client *c)
 void
 client_focus(Client *c, int screen, Bool raise)
 {
-    int phys_screen = get_phys_screen(screen);
-
     /* if c is NULL or invisible, take next client in the focus history */
     if(!c || (c && !client_isvisible(c, screen)))
     {
@@ -263,15 +261,15 @@ client_focus(Client *c, int screen, Bool raise)
         }
         /* since we're dropping EnterWindow events and sometimes the window
          * will appear under the mouse, grabbuttons */
-        window_grabbuttons(phys_screen, c->win);
+        window_grabbuttons(c->phys_screen, c->win);
     }
     else
         XSetInputFocus(globalconf.display,
-                       RootWindow(globalconf.display, phys_screen),
+                       RootWindow(globalconf.display, c->phys_screen),
                        RevertToPointerRoot, CurrentTime);
 
     widget_invalidate_cache(screen, WIDGET_CACHE_CLIENTS);
-    ewmh_update_net_active_window(phys_screen);
+    ewmh_update_net_active_window(c->phys_screen);
 }
 
 /** Manage a new client
@@ -289,13 +287,17 @@ client_manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, int screen)
     Tag *tag;
     Rule *rule;
     area_t screen_geom;
-    int phys_screen = get_phys_screen(screen);
     long flags;
 
     c = p_new(Client, 1);
 
     c->screen = screen_get_bycoord(globalconf.screens_info, screen, wa->x, wa->y);
 
+    if(globalconf.screens_info->xinerama_is_active)
+        c->phys_screen = DefaultScreen(globalconf.display);
+    else
+        c->phys_screen = c->screen;
+
     screen_geom = screen_get_area(c->screen,
                                   globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar,
                                   &globalconf.screens[screen].padding);
@@ -400,7 +402,7 @@ client_manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, int screen)
     if(globalconf.have_shape)
     {
         XShapeSelectInput(globalconf.display, w, ShapeNotifyMask);
-        window_setshape(phys_screen, c->win);
+        window_setshape(c->phys_screen, c->win);
     }
 
     /* attach to the stack */
@@ -431,7 +433,7 @@ client_manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, int screen)
                       c->geometry.width, c->geometry.height);
 
     widget_invalidate_cache(c->screen, WIDGET_CACHE_CLIENTS);
-    ewmh_update_net_client_list(phys_screen);
+    ewmh_update_net_client_list(c->phys_screen);
 }
 
 static area_t
@@ -505,7 +507,7 @@ client_resize(Client *c, area_t geometry, Bool hints)
         return False;
 
     /* offscreen appearance fixes */
-    area = get_display_area(get_phys_screen(c->screen), NULL,
+    area = get_display_area(c->phys_screen, NULL,
                             &globalconf.screens[c->screen].padding);
 
     if(geometry.x > area.width)
@@ -899,7 +901,7 @@ uicb_client_moveresize(int screen, char *arg)
 
     Bool xqp = XQueryPointer(globalconf.display,
                              RootWindow(globalconf.display,
-                                        get_phys_screen(screen)),
+                                        sel->phys_screen),
                              &dummy, &dummy, &mx, &my, &dx, &dy, &dui);
     if(globalconf.screens[sel->screen].resize_hints)
         geometry = client_geometry_hints(sel, geometry);
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 14e6fdd6..3fe0fe0d 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ statusbar_widgets_create(cfg_t *cfg_statusbar, Statusbar *statusbar)
 static void
 config_section_titlebar_init(cfg_t *cfg_titlebar, Titlebar *tb, int screen)
 {
-    int phys_screen = get_phys_screen(screen);
+    int phys_screen = screen_virttophys(screen);
     cfg_t *cfg_styles = cfg_getsec(cfg_titlebar, "styles");
 
     tb->position = tb->dposition = cfg_getposition(cfg_titlebar, "position");
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ config_parse_screen(cfg_t *cfg, int screen)
           *cfg_layouts, *cfg_padding, *cfgsectmp, *cfg_titlebar,
           *cfg_styles_normal, *cfg_styles_focus, *cfg_styles_urgent;
     VirtScreen *virtscreen = &globalconf.screens[screen];
-    int i, phys_screen = get_phys_screen(screen);
+    int i, phys_screen = screen_virttophys(screen);
 
     snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%d", screen);
     cfg_screen = cfg_gettsec(cfg, "screen", buf);
diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index 48f3c8ba..cc1af69e 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ event_handle_buttonpress(XEvent *e)
            && ev->button == Button1)
         {
             XAllowEvents(globalconf.display, ReplayPointer, CurrentTime);
-            window_grabbuttons(get_phys_screen(c->screen), c->win);
+            window_grabbuttons(c->phys_screen, c->win);
         }
         else
             event_handle_mouse_button_press(c->screen, ev->button, ev->state, globalconf.buttons.client, NULL);
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ event_handle_enternotify(XEvent *e)
 
     if(c || (c = client_get_bywin(globalconf.clients, ev->window)))
     {
-        window_grabbuttons(get_phys_screen(c->screen), c->win);
+        window_grabbuttons(c->phys_screen, c->win);
         if(globalconf.screens[c->screen].sloppy_focus)
             client_focus(c, c->screen,
                          (globalconf.screens[c->screen].sloppy_focus
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ event_handle_expose(XEvent *e)
         for(c = globalconf.clients; c; c = c->next)
             if(c->titlebar.sw && c->titlebar.sw->window == ev->window)
             {
-                simplewindow_refresh_drawable(c->titlebar.sw, get_phys_screen(c->screen));
+                simplewindow_refresh_drawable(c->titlebar.sw, c->phys_screen);
                 return;
             }
     }
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ event_handle_unmapnotify(XEvent * e)
     XUnmapEvent *ev = &e->xunmap;
 
     if((c = client_get_bywin(globalconf.clients, ev->window))
-       && ev->event == RootWindow(e->xany.display, get_phys_screen(c->screen))
+       && ev->event == RootWindow(e->xany.display, c->phys_screen)
        && ev->send_event && window_getstate(c->win) == NormalState)
         client_unmanage(c);
 }
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ event_handle_shape(XEvent * e)
     Client *c = client_get_bywin(globalconf.clients, ev->window);
 
     if(c)
-        window_setshape(get_phys_screen(c->screen), c->win);
+        window_setshape(c->phys_screen, c->win);
 }
 
 /** Handle XRandR events
diff --git a/ewmh.c b/ewmh.c
index 5b396415..5cc1a0df 100644
--- a/ewmh.c
+++ b/ewmh.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ ewmh_update_net_client_list(int phys_screen)
     wins = p_new(Window, n);
 
     for(n = 0, c = globalconf.clients; c; c = c->next, n++)
-        if(get_phys_screen(c->screen) == phys_screen)
+        if(c->phys_screen == phys_screen)
             wins[n] = c->win;
 
     XChangeProperty(globalconf.display, RootWindow(globalconf.display, phys_screen),
diff --git a/layout.c b/layout.c
index f990972e..18519a32 100644
--- a/layout.c
+++ b/layout.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ arrange(int screen)
     Client *c;
     Layout *curlay = layout_get_current(screen);
     unsigned int dui;
-    int di, x, y;
+    int di, x, y, phys_screen = screen_virttophys(screen);
     Window rootwin, childwin;
 
     for(c = globalconf.clients; c; c = c->next)
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ arrange(int screen)
         client_focus(c, screen, True);
 
     /* check that the mouse is on a window or not */
-    if(XQueryPointer(globalconf.display, RootWindow(globalconf.display,
-                                                    get_phys_screen(screen)),
+    if(XQueryPointer(globalconf.display,
+                     RootWindow(globalconf.display, phys_screen),
                      &rootwin, &childwin, &x, &y, &di, &di, &dui)
        && (rootwin == None || childwin == None || childwin == rootwin))
-        window_root_grabbuttons(get_phys_screen(screen));
+        window_root_grabbuttons(phys_screen);
 
     /* reset status */
     globalconf.screens[screen].need_arrange = False;
diff --git a/mouse.c b/mouse.c
index 8cb831a8..ffc3b200 100644
--- a/mouse.c
+++ b/mouse.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ extern AwesomeConf globalconf;
 void
 uicb_client_movemouse(int screen, char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
-    int x, y, ocx, ocy, di, phys_screen, newscreen;
+    int x, y, ocx, ocy, di, newscreen;
     unsigned int dui;
     Window dummy, child;
     XEvent ev;
@@ -61,15 +61,14 @@ uicb_client_movemouse(int screen, char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 
     ocx = geometry.x = c->geometry.x;
     ocy = geometry.y = c->geometry.y;
-    phys_screen = get_phys_screen(c->screen);
     if(XGrabPointer(globalconf.display,
-                    RootWindow(globalconf.display, phys_screen),
+                    RootWindow(globalconf.display, c->phys_screen),
                     False, MOUSEMASK, GrabModeAsync, GrabModeAsync,
-                    RootWindow(globalconf.display, phys_screen),
+                    RootWindow(globalconf.display, c->phys_screen),
                     globalconf.cursor[CurMove], CurrentTime) != GrabSuccess)
         return;
     XQueryPointer(globalconf.display,
-                  RootWindow(globalconf.display, phys_screen),
+                  RootWindow(globalconf.display, c->phys_screen),
                   &dummy, &dummy, &x, &y, &di, &di, &dui);
     c->ismax = False;
     for(;;)
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ uicb_client_movemouse(int screen, char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
             else
             {
                 XQueryPointer(globalconf.display,
-                              RootWindow(globalconf.display, phys_screen),
+                              RootWindow(globalconf.display, c->phys_screen),
                               &dummy, &child, &x, &y, &di, &di, &dui);
                 if((newscreen = screen_get_bycoord(globalconf.screens_info, c->screen, x, y)) != c->screen)
                 {
@@ -188,10 +187,10 @@ uicb_client_resizemouse(int screen, char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
     else
         return;
 
-    if(XGrabPointer(globalconf.display, RootWindow(globalconf.display,
-                                                   get_phys_screen(c->screen)),
+    if(XGrabPointer(globalconf.display,
+                    RootWindow(globalconf.display, c->phys_screen),
                     False, MOUSEMASK, GrabModeAsync, GrabModeAsync,
-                    RootWindow(globalconf.display,get_phys_screen(c->screen)),
+                    RootWindow(globalconf.display, c->phys_screen),
                     globalconf.cursor[CurResize], CurrentTime) != GrabSuccess)
         return;
 
diff --git a/placement.c b/placement.c
index ad881e98..dba2cb53 100644
--- a/placement.c
+++ b/placement.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ placement_under_mouse(Client *c)
     int x, y, d;
     area_t finalgeometry = c->f_geometry;
 
-    if(XQueryPointer(globalconf.display, RootWindow(globalconf.display, get_phys_screen(c->screen)),
+    if(XQueryPointer(globalconf.display, RootWindow(globalconf.display, c->phys_screen),
                      &dummy, &dummy, &x, &y, &d, &d, &m))
     {
         finalgeometry.x = x - c->f_geometry.width / 2;
diff --git a/screen.c b/screen.c
index 5e65e0fc..a8a3508f 100644
--- a/screen.c
+++ b/screen.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ get_display_area(int screen, Statusbar *statusbar, Padding *padding)
  * \return the X screen
  */
 int
-get_phys_screen(int screen)
+screen_virttophys(int screen)
 {
     if(globalconf.screens_info->xinerama_is_active)
         return DefaultScreen(globalconf.display);
diff --git a/screen.h b/screen.h
index 6a79f930..3993de99 100644
--- a/screen.h
+++ b/screen.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 area_t screen_get_area(int, Statusbar *, Padding *);
 area_t get_display_area(int, Statusbar *, Padding *);
-int get_phys_screen(int);
+int screen_virttophys(int);
 void move_client_to_screen(Client *, int, Bool);
 
 Uicb uicb_screen_focus;
diff --git a/statusbar.c b/statusbar.c
index 954b84a7..998c76b2 100644
--- a/statusbar.c
+++ b/statusbar.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ statusbar_display(Statusbar *statusbar)
 {
     /* don't waste our time */
     if(statusbar->position != Off)
-        simplewindow_refresh_drawable(statusbar->sw, get_phys_screen(statusbar->screen));
+        simplewindow_refresh_drawable(statusbar->sw, statusbar->phys_screen);
 }
 
 void
@@ -182,11 +182,12 @@ statusbar_init(Statusbar *statusbar)
 {
     Statusbar *sb;
     Drawable dw;
-    int phys_screen = get_phys_screen(statusbar->screen);
+    int phys_screen = screen_virttophys(statusbar->screen);
     area_t area = screen_get_area(statusbar->screen,
                                 globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].statusbar,
                                 &globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].padding);
 
+    statusbar->phys_screen = phys_screen;
 
     /* Top and Bottom Statusbar have prio */
     for(sb = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].statusbar; sb; sb = sb->next)
diff --git a/structs.h b/structs.h
index 1e8c7e36..297a33bf 100644
--- a/structs.h
+++ b/structs.h
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ struct Statusbar
     Position position;
     /** Screen */
     int screen;
+    /** Physical screen id */
+    int phys_screen;
     /** Widget list */
     Widget *widgets;
     /** Draw context */
@@ -208,6 +210,8 @@ struct Client
     Window win;
     /** Client logical screen */
     int screen;
+    /** Client physical screen */
+    int phys_screen;
     /** True if the client is a new one */
     Bool newcomer;
     /** Titlebar */
diff --git a/tag.c b/tag.c
index fc7ef142..7f9f9e94 100644
--- a/tag.c
+++ b/tag.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ tag_view(Tag *tag, Bool view)
 {
     tag->was_selected = tag->selected;
     tag->selected = view;
-    ewmh_update_net_current_desktop(get_phys_screen(tag->screen));
+    ewmh_update_net_current_desktop(screen_virttophys(tag->screen));
     widget_invalidate_cache(tag->screen, WIDGET_CACHE_TAGS);
     globalconf.screens[tag->screen].need_arrange = True;
 }
diff --git a/titlebar.c b/titlebar.c
index 58458cb7..2b55dfb8 100644
--- a/titlebar.c
+++ b/titlebar.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ void
 titlebar_init(Client *c)
 {
     int titlebar_height;
-    int phys_screen = get_phys_screen(c->screen);
 
     if(c->titlebar.position == Off
        || c->titlebar.position == Auto)
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ titlebar_init(Client *c)
     {
       case Top:
         c->titlebar.sw = simplewindow_new(globalconf.display,
-                                          phys_screen,
+                                          c->phys_screen,
                                           c->geometry.x,
                                           c->geometry.y - titlebar_height,
                                           c->geometry.width + 2 * c->border,
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ titlebar_init(Client *c)
         break;
       case Bottom:
         c->titlebar.sw = simplewindow_new(globalconf.display,
-                                          phys_screen,
+                                          c->phys_screen,
                                           c->geometry.x,
                                           c->geometry.y + c->geometry.height + 2 * c->border,
                                           c->geometry.width + 2 * c->border,
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ titlebar_init(Client *c)
         break;
       case Left:
         c->titlebar.sw = simplewindow_new(globalconf.display,
-                                          phys_screen,
+                                          c->phys_screen,
                                           c->geometry.x - titlebar_height,
                                           c->geometry.y,
                                           titlebar_height,
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ titlebar_init(Client *c)
         break;
       case Right:
         c->titlebar.sw = simplewindow_new(globalconf.display,
-                                          phys_screen,
+                                          c->phys_screen,
                                           c->geometry.x + c->geometry.width + 2 * c->border,
                                           c->geometry.y,
                                           titlebar_height,
diff --git a/widgets/graph.c b/widgets/graph.c
index c9d61b52..2a1a1a46 100644
--- a/widgets/graph.c
+++ b/widgets/graph.c
@@ -338,13 +338,15 @@ graph_tell(Widget *widget, char *property, char *command)
         d->height = atof(command);
     else if(!a_strcmp(property, "bg"))
     {
-        if(!draw_color_new(globalconf.display, get_phys_screen(widget->statusbar->screen),
+        if(!draw_color_new(globalconf.display,
+                           widget->statusbar->phys_screen,
                            command, &d->bg))
             return WIDGET_ERROR_FORMAT_COLOR;
     }
     else if(!a_strcmp(property, "bordercolor"))
     {
-        if(!draw_color_new(globalconf.display, get_phys_screen(widget->statusbar->screen),
+        if(!draw_color_new(globalconf.display,
+                           widget->statusbar->phys_screen,
                            command, &d->bordercolor))
             return WIDGET_ERROR_FORMAT_COLOR;
     }
@@ -372,7 +374,6 @@ graph_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
     Data *d;
     cfg_t *cfg;
     char *color;
-    int phys_screen = get_phys_screen(statusbar->screen);
     int i;
     char *type;
     XColor tmp_color = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
@@ -454,20 +455,20 @@ graph_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
         d->data_title[i] = a_strdup(cfg_title(cfg));
 
         if((color = cfg_getstr(cfg, "fg")))
-            draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, &tmp_color);
+            draw_color_new(globalconf.display, statusbar->phys_screen, color, &tmp_color);
         else
             tmp_color = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].styles.normal.fg;
 
         if((color = cfg_getstr(cfg, "fg_center")))
         {
             ptmp_color_center = p_new(XColor, 1);
-            draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, ptmp_color_center);
+            draw_color_new(globalconf.display, statusbar->phys_screen, color, ptmp_color_center);
         }
 
         if((color = cfg_getstr(cfg, "fg_end")))
         {
             ptmp_color_end = p_new(XColor, 1);
-            draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, ptmp_color_end);
+            draw_color_new(globalconf.display, statusbar->phys_screen, color, ptmp_color_end);
         }
 
         if (cfg_getbool(cfg, "scale"))
@@ -522,12 +523,12 @@ graph_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
     }
 
     if((color = cfg_getstr(config, "bg")))
-        draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, &d->bg);
+        draw_color_new(globalconf.display, statusbar->phys_screen, color, &d->bg);
     else
         d->bg = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].styles.normal.bg;
 
     if((color = cfg_getstr(config, "bordercolor")))
-        draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, &d->bordercolor);
+        draw_color_new(globalconf.display, statusbar->phys_screen, color, &d->bordercolor);
     else
         d->bordercolor = tmp_color;
 
diff --git a/widgets/progressbar.c b/widgets/progressbar.c
index 0a9bb379..1f9d5d07 100644
--- a/widgets/progressbar.c
+++ b/widgets/progressbar.c
@@ -276,7 +276,8 @@ progressbar_tell(Widget *widget, char *property, char *command)
         for(i = 0; i < d->data_items; i++)
             if(!a_strcmp(title, d->data_title[i]))
             {
-                if(draw_color_new(globalconf.display, get_phys_screen(widget->statusbar->screen),
+                if(draw_color_new(globalconf.display,
+                                  widget->statusbar->phys_screen,
                                   setting, &d->fg[i]))
                     return WIDGET_NOERROR;
                 else
@@ -292,7 +293,8 @@ progressbar_tell(Widget *widget, char *property, char *command)
         for(i = 0; i < d->data_items; i++)
             if(!a_strcmp(title, d->data_title[i]))
             {
-                if(draw_color_new(globalconf.display, get_phys_screen(widget->statusbar->screen),
+                if(draw_color_new(globalconf.display,
+                                  widget->statusbar->phys_screen,
                                   setting, &d->bg[i]))
                     return WIDGET_NOERROR;
                 else
@@ -314,7 +316,8 @@ progressbar_tell(Widget *widget, char *property, char *command)
                     flag = True; /* p_delete && restore to NULL, if draw_color_new unsuccessful */
                     d->pfg_center[i] = p_new(XColor, 1);
                 }
-                if(!(draw_color_new(globalconf.display, get_phys_screen(widget->statusbar->screen),
+                if(!(draw_color_new(globalconf.display,
+                                    widget->statusbar->phys_screen,
                                     setting, d->pfg_center[i])))
                 {
                     if(flag) /* restore */
@@ -342,7 +345,8 @@ progressbar_tell(Widget *widget, char *property, char *command)
                     flag = True;
                     d->pfg_end[i] = p_new(XColor, 1);
                 }
-                if(!(draw_color_new(globalconf.display, get_phys_screen(widget->statusbar->screen),
+                if(!(draw_color_new(globalconf.display,
+                                    widget->statusbar->phys_screen,
                                     setting, d->pfg_end[i])))
                 {
                     if(flag) /* restore */
@@ -363,7 +367,8 @@ progressbar_tell(Widget *widget, char *property, char *command)
         for(i = 0; i < d->data_items; i++)
             if(!a_strcmp(title, d->data_title[i]))
             {
-                if(draw_color_new(globalconf.display, get_phys_screen(widget->statusbar->screen),
+                if(draw_color_new(globalconf.display,
+                                  widget->statusbar->phys_screen,
                                   setting, &d->bordercolor[i]))
                     return WIDGET_NOERROR;
                 else
@@ -409,7 +414,7 @@ progressbar_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
     Widget *w;
     Data *d;
     char *color;
-    int i, phys_screen = get_phys_screen(statusbar->screen);
+    int i;
     cfg_t *cfg;
 
     w = p_new(Widget, 1);
@@ -459,29 +464,29 @@ progressbar_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
             d->reverse[i] = False;
 
         if((color = cfg_getstr(cfg, "fg")))
-            draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, &d->fg[i]);
+            draw_color_new(globalconf.display, statusbar->phys_screen, color, &d->fg[i]);
         else
             d->fg[i] = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].styles.normal.fg;
 
         if((color = cfg_getstr(cfg, "fg_center")))
         {
             d->pfg_center[i] = p_new(XColor, 1);
-            draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, d->pfg_center[i]);
+            draw_color_new(globalconf.display, statusbar->phys_screen, color, d->pfg_center[i]);
         }
 
         if((color = cfg_getstr(cfg, "fg_end")))
         {
             d->pfg_end[i] = p_new(XColor, 1);
-            draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, d->pfg_end[i]);
+            draw_color_new(globalconf.display, statusbar->phys_screen, color, d->pfg_end[i]);
         }
 
         if((color = cfg_getstr(cfg, "bg")))
-            draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, &d->bg[i]);
+            draw_color_new(globalconf.display, statusbar->phys_screen, color, &d->bg[i]);
         else
             d->bg[i] = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].styles.normal.bg;
 
         if((color = cfg_getstr(cfg, "bordercolor")))
-            draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, &d->bordercolor[i]);
+            draw_color_new(globalconf.display, statusbar->phys_screen, color, &d->bordercolor[i]);
         else
             d->bordercolor[i] = d->fg[i];
     }
diff --git a/widgets/tasklist.c b/widgets/tasklist.c
index 21800080..e7d51225 100644
--- a/widgets/tasklist.c
+++ b/widgets/tasklist.c
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ tasklist_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
     Data *d;
     char *buf;
     cfg_t *cfg_styles;
-    int phys_screen = get_phys_screen(statusbar->screen);
 
     w = p_new(Widget, 1);
     widget_common_new(w, statusbar, config);
@@ -283,17 +282,17 @@ tasklist_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
 
     cfg_styles = cfg_getsec(config, "styles");
 
-    draw_style_init(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
+    draw_style_init(globalconf.display, statusbar->phys_screen,
                     cfg_getsec(cfg_styles, "normal"),
                     &d->styles.normal,
                     &globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].styles.normal);
 
-    draw_style_init(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
+    draw_style_init(globalconf.display, statusbar->phys_screen,
                     cfg_getsec(cfg_styles, "focus"),
                     &d->styles.focus,
                     &globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].styles.focus);
 
-    draw_style_init(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
+    draw_style_init(globalconf.display, statusbar->phys_screen,
                     cfg_getsec(cfg_styles, "urgent"),
                     &d->styles.urgent,
                     &globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].styles.urgent);
diff --git a/widgets/textbox.c b/widgets/textbox.c
index 129bd12a..239d2736 100644
--- a/widgets/textbox.c
+++ b/widgets/textbox.c
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ textbox_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
 {
     Widget *w;
     Data *d;
-    int phys_screen = get_phys_screen(statusbar->screen);
 
     w = p_new(Widget, 1);
     widget_common_new(w, statusbar, config);
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ textbox_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
 
     w->data = d = p_new(Data, 1);
 
-    draw_style_init(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
+    draw_style_init(globalconf.display, statusbar->phys_screen,
                     cfg_getsec(config, "style"),
                     &d->style,
                     &globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].styles.normal);