diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 90a7a784..db5ab84e 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ client_resize(client_t *c, area_t geometry, bool hints)
         return false;
 
     /* offscreen appearance fixes */
-    area = get_display_area(c->phys_screen, NULL,
+    area = display_area_get(c->phys_screen, NULL,
                             &globalconf.screens[c->screen].padding);
 
     if(geometry.x > area.width)
diff --git a/screen.c b/screen.c
index dee11b64..65d8d1c3 100644
--- a/screen.c
+++ b/screen.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ screen_get_area(int screen, statusbar_t *statusbar, padding_t *padding)
  * \return The display area.
  */
 area_t
-get_display_area(int phys_screen, statusbar_t *statusbar, padding_t *padding)
+display_area_get(int phys_screen, statusbar_t *statusbar, padding_t *padding)
 {
     area_t area = { 0, 0, 0, 0, NULL, NULL };
     statusbar_t *sb;
diff --git a/screen.h b/screen.h
index ec404616..1ce5ea97 100644
--- a/screen.h
+++ b/screen.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "structs.h"
 
 area_t screen_get_area(int, statusbar_t *, padding_t *);
-area_t get_display_area(int, statusbar_t *, padding_t *);
+area_t display_area_get(int, statusbar_t *, padding_t *);
 int screen_virttophys(int);
 void move_client_to_screen(client_t *, int, bool);
 
diff --git a/widget.c b/widget.c
index 7ae3d9bf..5be53aee 100644
--- a/widget.c
+++ b/widget.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ widget_render(widget_node_t *wnode, draw_context_t *ctx, xcb_gcontext_t gc, xcb_
             if((data = xcb_get_property_value(prop_r)))
             {
                rootpix = *(xcb_pixmap_t *) data;
-                rootsize = get_display_area(ctx->phys_screen, NULL, NULL);
+                rootsize = display_area_get(ctx->phys_screen, NULL, NULL);
                switch(position)
                {
                  case Left: