diff --git a/config.anselm.h b/config.anselm.h
index 0e0d3be..f546941 100644
--- a/config.anselm.h
+++ b/config.anselm.h
@@ -72,10 +72,7 @@ setanselmgeoms(void) {
 	mow = mw;
 	moh = mh;
 
-	if(dc.drawable != 0)
-		XFreePixmap(dpy, dc.drawable);
-	dc.drawable = XCreatePixmap(dpy, root, bw, bh, DefaultDepth(dpy, screen));
-	XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, barwin, bx, by, bw, bh);
+	updatebarpos();
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index a9edae3..4d26a82 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ void toggleview(const char *arg);
 void unban(Client *c);
 void unmanage(Client *c);
 void unmapnotify(XEvent *e);
+void updatebarpos(void);
 void updatesizehints(Client *c);
 void updatetitle(Client *c);
 void updatewmhints(Client *c);
@@ -1415,10 +1416,7 @@ setdefaultgeoms(void) {
 	mow = ww;
 	moh = wh;
 
-	if(dc.drawable != 0)
-		XFreePixmap(dpy, dc.drawable);
-	dc.drawable = XCreatePixmap(dpy, root, bw, bh, DefaultDepth(dpy, screen));
-	XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, barwin, bx, by, bw, bh);
+	updatebarpos();
 }
 
 void
@@ -1742,6 +1740,15 @@ unmapnotify(XEvent *e) {
 		unmanage(c);
 }
 
+void
+updatebarpos(void) {
+
+	if(dc.drawable != 0)
+		XFreePixmap(dpy, dc.drawable);
+	dc.drawable = XCreatePixmap(dpy, root, bw, bh, DefaultDepth(dpy, screen));
+	XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, barwin, bx, by, bw, bh);
+}
+
 void
 updatesizehints(Client *c) {
 	long msize;