diff --git a/awesome.c b/awesome.c
index 59c2cb51d..4c9d6a69a 100644
--- a/awesome.c
+++ b/awesome.c
@@ -135,9 +135,6 @@ setup(int screen)
 
     grabkeys(phys_screen);
 
-    for(statusbar = globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar; statusbar; statusbar = statusbar->next)
-        statusbar_preinit(statusbar, screen);
-
     for(statusbar = globalconf.screens[screen].statusbar; statusbar; statusbar = statusbar->next)
         statusbar_init(statusbar);
 }
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 791c52ac6..60afd76a7 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -341,7 +341,9 @@ config_parse_screen(cfg_t *cfg, int screen)
         statusbar->height = cfg_getint(cfgsectmp, "height");
         statusbar->width = cfg_getint(cfgsectmp, "width");
         statusbar->name = a_strdup(cfg_title(cfgsectmp));
+        statusbar->screen = screen;
         create_widgets(cfgsectmp, statusbar);
+        statusbar_preinit(statusbar);
         statusbar_list_push(&virtscreen->statusbar, statusbar);
     }
 
diff --git a/statusbar.c b/statusbar.c
index 859787333..5afa9e251 100644
--- a/statusbar.c
+++ b/statusbar.c
@@ -162,11 +162,9 @@ statusbar_display(Statusbar *statusbar)
 }
 
 void
-statusbar_preinit(Statusbar *statusbar, int screen)
+statusbar_preinit(Statusbar *statusbar)
 {
     Widget *widget;
-    
-    statusbar->screen = screen;
 
     if(statusbar->height <= 0)
     {
diff --git a/statusbar.h b/statusbar.h
index d2be6240d..68ed6d02f 100644
--- a/statusbar.h
+++ b/statusbar.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "structs.h"
 
 void statusbar_refresh(void);
-void statusbar_preinit(Statusbar *, int);
+void statusbar_preinit(Statusbar *);
 void statusbar_init(Statusbar *);
 void statusbar_display(Statusbar *);
 Position statusbar_get_position_from_str(const char *);