diff --git a/draw.c b/draw.c
index 7bcb262d1..169e52a5e 100644
--- a/draw.c
+++ b/draw.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ draw_context_init(draw_context_t *d,
     d->height = height;
     d->pixmap = px;
     d->surface = cairo_xcb_surface_create(globalconf.connection,
-                                          px, globalconf.screens.tab[0].visual,
+                                          px, globalconf.visual,
                                           width, height);
     d->cr = cairo_create(d->surface);
     d->layout = pango_cairo_create_layout(d->cr);
@@ -307,10 +307,10 @@ draw_rotate(draw_context_t *ctx,
     cairo_t *cr;
 
     surface = cairo_xcb_surface_create(globalconf.connection, dest,
-                                       globalconf.screens.tab[0].visual,
+                                       globalconf.visual,
                                        dest_w, dest_h);
     source = cairo_xcb_surface_create(globalconf.connection, src,
-                                      globalconf.screens.tab[0].visual,
+                                      globalconf.visual,
                                       src_w, src_h);
     cr = cairo_create (surface);
 
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ draw_text_extents(draw_text_context_t *data)
 
     surface = cairo_xcb_surface_create(globalconf.connection,
                                        globalconf.default_screen,
-                                       globalconf.screens.tab[0].visual,
+                                       globalconf.visual,
                                        s->width_in_pixels,
                                        s->height_in_pixels);
 
diff --git a/font.c b/font.c
index f5fcb16bf..336087582 100644
--- a/font.c
+++ b/font.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ font_new(const char *fontname)
      * order to get font informations */
     surface = cairo_xcb_surface_create(globalconf.connection,
                                        globalconf.default_screen,
-                                       globalconf.screens.tab[0].visual, 1, 1);
+                                       globalconf.visual, 1, 1);
 
     cr = cairo_create(surface);
     layout = pango_cairo_create_layout(cr);
diff --git a/globalconf.h b/globalconf.h
index f57d59ddd..553317c67 100644
--- a/globalconf.h
+++ b/globalconf.h
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ typedef struct
     } systray;
     /** The monitor of startup notifications */
     SnMonitorContext *snmonitor;
+    /** The default visual, used to draw */
+    xcb_visualtype_t *visual;
 } awesome_t;
 
 extern awesome_t globalconf;
diff --git a/screen.c b/screen.c
index dffe347eb..0674bde28 100644
--- a/screen.c
+++ b/screen.c
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ screen_scan_randr(void)
             if(globalconf.screens.len > 1)
                 globalconf.xinerama_is_active = true;
 
-            globalconf.screens.tab[0].visual = screen_default_visual(xutil_screen_get(globalconf.connection, globalconf.default_screen));
-
             return true;
         }
     }
@@ -213,9 +211,6 @@ screen_scan_xinerama(void)
 
         p_delete(&xsq);
 
-        xcb_screen_t *s = xutil_screen_get(globalconf.connection, globalconf.default_screen);
-        globalconf.screens.tab[0].visual = screen_default_visual(s);
-
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -232,7 +227,6 @@ static void screen_scan_x11(void)
     s.geometry.y = 0;
     s.geometry.width = xcb_screen->width_in_pixels;
     s.geometry.height = xcb_screen->height_in_pixels;
-    s.visual = screen_default_visual(xcb_screen);
     screen_array_append(&globalconf.screens, s);
 }
 
@@ -245,6 +239,7 @@ screen_scan(void)
         screen_scan_x11();
 
     globalconf.screen_focus = globalconf.screens.tab;
+    globalconf.visual = screen_default_visual(xutil_screen_get(globalconf.connection, globalconf.default_screen));
 }
 
 /** Return the Xinerama screen number where the coordinates belongs to.
diff --git a/screen.h b/screen.h
index ed6093e3e..81614cbbc 100644
--- a/screen.h
+++ b/screen.h
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ struct a_screen
     client_t *prev_client_focus;
     /** Focused client */
     client_t *client_focus;
-    /** The default visual, used to draw */
-    xcb_visualtype_t *visual;
     /** The signals emitted by screen objects */
     signal_array_t signals;
     /** True if the banning on this screen needs to be updated */