diff --git a/lib/awful/widget/graph.lua.in b/lib/awful/widget/graph.lua.in
index 7ef756b9..b4997ca9 100644
--- a/lib/awful/widget/graph.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/widget/graph.lua.in
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ end
 --- Set the graph height.
 -- @param graph The graph.
 -- @param height The height to set.
-local function set_height(graph, height)
+function set_height(graph, height)
     if height >= 5 then
         data[graph].height = height
         update(graph)
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ end
 --- Set the graph width.
 -- @param graph The graph.
 -- @param width The width to set.
-local function set_width(graph, width)
+function set_width(graph, width)
     if width >= 5 then
         data[graph].width = width
         update(graph)
diff --git a/lib/awful/widget/progressbar.lua.in b/lib/awful/widget/progressbar.lua.in
index 75111e41..931924e5 100644
--- a/lib/awful/widget/progressbar.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/widget/progressbar.lua.in
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ end
 -- Set the progressbar value.
 -- @param pbar The progress bar.
 -- @param value The progress bar value between 0 and 1.
-local function set_value(pbar, value)
+function set_value(pbar, value)
     local value = value or 0
     data[pbar].value = math.min(1, math.max(0, value))
     return pbar
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ end
 --- Set the progressbar height.
 -- @param progressbar The progressbar.
 -- @param height The height to set.
-local function set_height(progressbar, height)
+function set_height(progressbar, height)
     if height >= 5 then
         data[progressbar].height = height
         update(progressbar)
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ end
 --- Set the progressbar width.
 -- @param progressbar The progressbar.
 -- @param width The width to set.
-local function set_width(progressbar, width)
+function set_width(progressbar, width)
     if width >= 5 then
         data[progressbar].width = width
         update(progressbar)