diff --git a/src/filemanager/layout.c b/src/filemanager/layout.c
index 8fd70d5ba..f048d1882 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/layout.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/layout.c
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ create_panel (int num, panel_view_mode_t type)
         break;
 
     case view_quick:
-        new_widget = WIDGET (mcview_new (r.y, r.x, r.lines, r.cols, TRUE));
+        new_widget = WIDGET (mcview_new (&r, TRUE));
         the_other_panel = PANEL (panels[the_other].widget);
         if (the_other_panel != NULL)
             file_name = panel_current_entry (the_other_panel)->fname->str;
diff --git a/src/viewer/mcviewer.c b/src/viewer/mcviewer.c
index 1ec75c3d3..ca567b027 100644
--- a/src/viewer/mcviewer.c
+++ b/src/viewer/mcviewer.c
@@ -195,16 +195,15 @@ mcview_mouse_callback (Widget * w, mouse_msg_t msg, mouse_event_t * event)
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 WView *
-mcview_new (int y, int x, int lines, int cols, gboolean is_panel)
+mcview_new (const WRect * r, gboolean is_panel)
 {
-    WRect r = { y, x, lines, cols };
     WView *view;
     Widget *w;
 
     view = g_new0 (WView, 1);
     w = WIDGET (view);
 
-    widget_init (w, &r, mcview_callback, mcview_mouse_callback);
+    widget_init (w, r, mcview_callback, mcview_mouse_callback);
     w->options |= WOP_SELECTABLE | WOP_TOP_SELECT;
     w->keymap = viewer_map;
 
@@ -243,6 +242,7 @@ mcview_viewer (const char *command, const vfs_path_t * file_vpath, int start_lin
     WDialog *view_dlg;
     Widget *vw, *b;
     WGroup *g;
+    WRect r;
 
     /* Create dialog and widgets, put them on the dialog */
     view_dlg = dlg_create (FALSE, 0, 0, 1, 1, WPOS_FULLSCREEN, FALSE, NULL, mcview_dialog_callback,
@@ -252,7 +252,9 @@ mcview_viewer (const char *command, const vfs_path_t * file_vpath, int start_lin
 
     g = GROUP (view_dlg);
 
-    lc_mcview = mcview_new (vw->rect.y, vw->rect.x, vw->rect.lines - 1, vw->rect.cols, FALSE);
+    r = vw->rect;
+    r.lines--;
+    lc_mcview = mcview_new (&r, FALSE);
     group_add_widget_autopos (g, lc_mcview, WPOS_KEEP_ALL, NULL);
 
     b = WIDGET (buttonbar_new ());
diff --git a/src/viewer/mcviewer.h b/src/viewer/mcviewer.h
index d90716c6e..e9b8577db 100644
--- a/src/viewer/mcviewer.h
+++ b/src/viewer/mcviewer.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #define MC__VIEWER_H
 
 #include "lib/global.h"
+#include "lib/widget.h"         /* WRect */
 
 /*** typedefs(not structures) and defined constants **********************************************/
 
@@ -37,10 +38,8 @@ extern char *mcview_show_eof;
 
 /*** declarations of public functions ************************************************************/
 
-/* Creates a new WView object with the given properties. Caveat: the
- * origin is in y-x order, while the extent is in x-y order. */
-extern WView *mcview_new (int y, int x, int lines, int cols, gboolean is_panel);
-
+/* Creates a new WView object with the given properties. */
+extern WView *mcview_new (const WRect * r, gboolean is_panel);
 
 /* Shows {file} or the output of {command} in the internal viewer,
  * starting in line {start_line}.