diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index 236b3643a..159b251f0 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ handle_event_buttonpress(XEvent *e)
                   case Right:
                     for(widget = statusbar->widgets; widget; widget = widget->next)
                         if(ev->y >= widget->area.x && ev->y < widget->area.x + widget->area.width
-                           && statusbar->sw->geometry.height - ev->x >= widget->area.y
-                           && statusbar->sw->geometry.height - ev->x
+                           && statusbar->sw->geometry.width - ev->x >= widget->area.y
+                           && statusbar->sw->geometry.width - ev->x
                               < widget->area.y + widget->area.height)
                         {
                             widget->button_press(widget, ev);
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ handle_event_buttonpress(XEvent *e)
                     break;
                   case Left:
                     for(widget = statusbar->widgets; widget; widget = widget->next)
-                        if(statusbar->sw->geometry.width - ev->y >= widget->area.x
-                           && statusbar->sw->geometry.width - ev->y
+                        if(statusbar->sw->geometry.height - ev->y >= widget->area.x
+                           && statusbar->sw->geometry.height - ev->y
                               < widget->area.x + widget->area.width
                            && ev->x >= widget->area.y && ev->x < widget->area.y + widget->area.height)
                         {