diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index f0be5464e..c0bafee57 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -367,8 +367,7 @@ client_manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, int screen)
     XConfigureWindow(globalconf.display, w, CWBorderWidth, &wc);
     XSetWindowBorder(globalconf.display, w, globalconf.screens[screen].colors_normal[ColBorder].pixel);
     /* propagates border_width, if size doesn't change */
-    window_configure(c->win, c->geometry.x, c->geometry.y,
-                     c->geometry.width, c->geometry.height, c->border);
+    window_configure(c->win, c->geometry, c->border);
 
     /* update hints */
     client_updatesizehints(c);
@@ -517,8 +516,7 @@ client_resize(Client *c, Area geometry, Bool sizehints, Bool volatile_coords)
         p_delete(&curtags);
         XMoveResizeWindow(globalconf.display, c->win, geometry.x, geometry.y,
                           geometry.width, geometry.height);
-        window_configure(c->win, geometry.x, geometry.y,
-                         geometry.width, geometry.height, c->border);
+        window_configure(c->win, geometry, c->border);
         if(XineramaIsActive(globalconf.display))
         {
             int new_screen = get_screen_bycoord(geometry.x, geometry.y);
diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index 558ee820c..5361f6d06 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ handle_event_configurerequest(XEvent * e)
             if(ev->value_mask & CWHeight)
                 c->f_geometry.height = c->geometry.height = ev->height;
             if((ev->value_mask & (CWX | CWY)) && !(ev->value_mask & (CWWidth | CWHeight)))
-                window_configure(c->win, c->geometry.x, c->geometry.y,
-                                 c->geometry.width, c->geometry.height, c->border);
+                window_configure(c->win, c->geometry, c->border);
             /* recompute screen */
             old_screen = c->screen;
             c->screen = get_screen_bycoord(c->geometry.x, c->geometry.y);
@@ -168,13 +167,11 @@ handle_event_configurerequest(XEvent * e)
             tag_client_with_rules(c);
             XMoveResizeWindow(e->xany.display, c->win, c->f_geometry.x, c->f_geometry.y,
                               c->f_geometry.width, c->f_geometry.height);
-            window_configure(c->win, c->f_geometry.x, c->f_geometry.y,
-                             c->f_geometry.width, c->f_geometry.height, c->border);
+            window_configure(c->win, c->f_geometry, c->border);
             arrange(c->screen);
         }
         else
-            window_configure(c->win, c->geometry.x, c->geometry.y,
-                             c->geometry.width, c->geometry.height, c->border);
+            window_configure(c->win, c->geometry, c->border);
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/window.c b/window.c
index 16b4322b7..054645477 100644
--- a/window.c
+++ b/window.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ window_getstate(Window w)
 }
 
 Status
-window_configure(Window win, int x, int y, int w, int h, int border)
+window_configure(Window win, Area geometry, int border)
 {
     XConfigureEvent ce;
 
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ window_configure(Window win, int x, int y, int w, int h, int border)
     ce.display = globalconf.display;
     ce.event = win;
     ce.window = win;
-    ce.x = x;
-    ce.y = y;
-    ce.width = w;
-    ce.height = h;
+    ce.x = geometry.x;
+    ce.y = geometry.y;
+    ce.width = geometry.width;
+    ce.height = geometry.height;
     ce.border_width = border;
     ce.above = None;
     ce.override_redirect = False;
diff --git a/window.h b/window.h
index cfdcaa850..1c790283e 100644
--- a/window.h
+++ b/window.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 int window_setstate(Window, long);
 long window_getstate(Window);
-Status window_configure(Window, int, int, int, int, int);
+Status window_configure(Window, Area, int);
 void window_grabbuttons(int, Window, Bool, Bool);
 void window_setshape(int, Window);
 void window_settrans(Window, double);