diff --git a/lib/menubar/init.lua b/lib/menubar/init.lua
index 286496d8..c85b982e 100644
--- a/lib/menubar/init.lua
+++ b/lib/menubar/init.lua
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ function menubar.show(scr)
     -- Set position and size
     scr = scr or awful.screen.focused() or 1
     scr = get_screen(scr)
-    local scrgeom = capi.screen[scr].workarea
+    local scrgeom = scr.workarea
     local geometry = menubar.geometry
     instance.geometry = {x = geometry.x or scrgeom.x,
                              y = geometry.y or scrgeom.y,