diff --git a/screen.c b/screen.c
index c51b7be0..dee11b64 100644
--- a/screen.c
+++ b/screen.c
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@
 
 extern awesome_t globalconf;
 
-/** Get screens info
- * \param screen Screen number
- * \param statusbar statusbar
- * \param padding Padding
- * \return area_t
+/** Get screens info.
+ * \param screen Screen number.
+ * \param statusbar Statusbar list to remove.
+ * \param padding Padding.
+ * \return The screen area.
  */
 area_t
-screen_get_area(int screen, statusbar_t *statusbar, Padding *padding)
+screen_get_area(int screen, statusbar_t *statusbar, padding_t *padding)
 {
     area_t area = globalconf.screens_info->geometry[screen];
     statusbar_t *sb;
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ screen_get_area(int screen, statusbar_t *statusbar, Padding *padding)
  * \param screen Physical screen number.
  * \param statusbar The statusbars.
  * \param padding Padding.
- * \return area_t
+ * \return The display area.
  */
 area_t
-get_display_area(int phys_screen, statusbar_t *statusbar, Padding *padding)
+get_display_area(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 70bfea59..ec404616 100644
--- a/screen.h
+++ b/screen.h
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 
 #include "structs.h"
 
-area_t screen_get_area(int, statusbar_t *, Padding *);
-area_t get_display_area(int, statusbar_t *, Padding *);
+area_t screen_get_area(int, statusbar_t *, padding_t *);
+area_t get_display_area(int, statusbar_t *, padding_t *);
 int screen_virttophys(int);
 void move_client_to_screen(client_t *, int, bool);
 
diff --git a/structs.h b/structs.h
index 71960181..8dec9f35 100644
--- a/structs.h
+++ b/structs.h
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ typedef struct
     int left;
     /** Padding at right */
     int right;
-} Padding;
+} padding_t;
 
 typedef struct
 {
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ typedef struct
     /** Status bar */
     statusbar_t *statusbar;
     /** Padding */
-    Padding padding;
+    padding_t padding;
 } screen_t;
 
 /** Main configuration structure */