diff --git a/awesomerc.lua.in b/awesomerc.lua.in
index bdf0c290..0a3d57de 100644
--- a/awesomerc.lua.in
+++ b/awesomerc.lua.in
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ mytaglist.buttons = awful.util.table.join(
                     awful.button({ modkey }, 1, awful.client.movetotag),
                     awful.button({ }, 3, awful.tag.viewtoggle),
                     awful.button({ modkey }, 3, awful.client.toggletag),
-                    awful.button({ }, 4, awful.tag.viewnext),
-                    awful.button({ }, 5, awful.tag.viewprev)
+                    awful.button({ }, 4, function(t) awful.tag.viewnext(t.screen) end),
+                    awful.button({ }, 5, function(t) awful.tag.viewprev(t.screen) end)
                     )
 mytasklist = {}
 mytasklist.buttons = awful.util.table.join(