diff --git a/awesome.c b/awesome.c
index 9a37b3fd8..98de54522 100644
--- a/awesome.c
+++ b/awesome.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     /* init screens struct */
     globalconf.screens_info = screensinfo_new(globalconf.connection);
-    globalconf.screens = p_new(VirtScreen, globalconf.screens_info->nscreen);
+    globalconf.screens = p_new(screen_t, globalconf.screens_info->nscreen);
     focus_client_push(NULL);
 
     /* parse config */
diff --git a/structs.h b/structs.h
index 3e22a7520..d2cabddb5 100644
--- a/structs.h
+++ b/structs.h
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ typedef struct
     statusbar_t *statusbar;
     /** Padding */
     Padding padding;
-} VirtScreen;
+} screen_t;
 
 /** Main configuration structure */
 typedef struct awesome_t awesome_t;
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ struct awesome_t
     /** Keys symbol table */
     xcb_key_symbols_t *keysyms;
     /** Logical screens */
-    VirtScreen *screens;
+    screen_t *screens;
     /** Screens info */
     screens_info_t *screens_info;
     /** Keys bindings list */
diff --git a/tag.c b/tag.c
index 5756ab69c..708db3c49 100644
--- a/tag.c
+++ b/tag.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void
 tag_client_with_current_selected(client_t *c)
 {
     tag_t *tag;
-    VirtScreen vscreen = globalconf.screens[c->screen];
+    screen_t vscreen = globalconf.screens[c->screen];
 
     for(tag = vscreen.tags; tag; tag = tag->next)
         if(tag->selected)
diff --git a/widgets/taglist.c b/widgets/taglist.c
index 2512a3484..98859efbe 100644
--- a/widgets/taglist.c
+++ b/widgets/taglist.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ taglist_draw(widget_node_t *w,
     tag_t *tag;
     taglist_data_t *data = w->widget->data;
     client_t *sel = globalconf.focus->client;
-    VirtScreen *vscreen = &globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen];
+    screen_t *vscreen = &globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen];
     draw_context_t *ctx = statusbar->ctx;
     int i = 0;
     area_t *area, rectangle = { 0, 0, 0, 0, NULL, NULL };
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static void
 taglist_button_press(widget_node_t *w, statusbar_t *statusbar,
                      xcb_button_press_event_t *ev)
 {
-    VirtScreen *vscreen = &globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen];
+    screen_t *vscreen = &globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen];
     button_t *b;
     taglist_data_t *data = w->widget->data;
     taglist_drawn_area_t *tda;