diff --git a/src/filemanager/boxes.c b/src/filemanager/boxes.c
index 2dbc75d65..6291ec5f0 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/boxes.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/boxes.c
@@ -1077,6 +1077,7 @@ char *
 tree_box (const char *current_dir)
 {
     WTree *mytree;
+    WRect r;
     WDialog *dlg;
     WGroup *g;
     Widget *wd;
@@ -1091,7 +1092,8 @@ tree_box (const char *current_dir)
     g = GROUP (dlg);
     wd = WIDGET (dlg);
 
-    mytree = tree_new (2, 2, wd->rect.lines - 6, wd->rect.cols - 5, FALSE);
+    rect_init (&r, 2, 2, wd->rect.lines - 6, wd->rect.cols - 5);
+    mytree = tree_new (&r, FALSE);
     group_add_widget_autopos (g, mytree, WPOS_KEEP_ALL, NULL);
     group_add_widget_autopos (g, hline_new (wd->rect.lines - 4, 1, -1), WPOS_KEEP_BOTTOM, NULL);
     bar = buttonbar_new ();
diff --git a/src/filemanager/layout.c b/src/filemanager/layout.c
index d435bb29b..8fd70d5ba 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/layout.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/layout.c
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ create_panel (int num, panel_view_mode_t type)
         break;
 
     case view_tree:
-        new_widget = WIDGET (tree_new (r.y, r.x, r.lines, r.cols, TRUE));
+        new_widget = WIDGET (tree_new (&r, TRUE));
         break;
 
     case view_quick:
diff --git a/src/filemanager/tree.c b/src/filemanager/tree.c
index 6f86693d2..6b16dd8e6 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/tree.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/tree.c
@@ -1282,16 +1282,15 @@ tree_mouse_callback (Widget * w, mouse_msg_t msg, mouse_event_t * event)
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 WTree *
-tree_new (int y, int x, int lines, int cols, gboolean is_panel)
+tree_new (const WRect * r, gboolean is_panel)
 {
-    WRect r = { y, x, lines, cols };
     WTree *tree;
     Widget *w;
 
     tree = g_new (WTree, 1);
 
     w = WIDGET (tree);
-    widget_init (w, &r, tree_callback, tree_mouse_callback);
+    widget_init (w, r, tree_callback, tree_mouse_callback);
     w->options |= WOP_SELECTABLE | WOP_TOP_SELECT;
     w->keymap = tree_map;
 
diff --git a/src/filemanager/tree.h b/src/filemanager/tree.h
index f1dbba686..5fda4a4fc 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/tree.h
+++ b/src/filemanager/tree.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ extern gboolean xtree_mode;
 
 /*** declarations of public functions ************************************************************/
 
-WTree *tree_new (int y, int x, int lines, int cols, gboolean is_panel);
+WTree *tree_new (const WRect * r, gboolean is_panel);
 
 void tree_chdir (WTree * tree, const vfs_path_t * dir);
 const vfs_path_t *tree_selected_name (const WTree * tree);