diff --git a/lib/libforms/forms.c b/lib/libforms/forms.c
index 72dd90ff048..c0fc9bbcf1b 100644
--- a/lib/libforms/forms.c
+++ b/lib/libforms/forms.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ initfrm(struct form *form)
 	cbreak();
 	noecho();
 
-	form->window = newwin(form->nlines, form->ncols, form->y, form->x);
+	form->window = newwin(form->height, form->width, form->y, form->x);
 	if (!form->window) {
 		print_status("Couldn't open window, closing form");
 		return (ERR);
diff --git a/lib/libforms/forms.h b/lib/libforms/forms.h
index bdb59886eeb..be563039507 100644
--- a/lib/libforms/forms.h
+++ b/lib/libforms/forms.h
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ struct form {
 	int no_fields;
 	int current_field;
 	struct field *field;
-	int nlines;
-	int ncols;
+	int height;
+	int width;
 	int y;
 	int x;
 	WINDOW *window;