diff --git a/libavdevice/xcbgrab.c b/libavdevice/xcbgrab.c
index 23969c9752..57450f24a8 100644
--- a/libavdevice/xcbgrab.c
+++ b/libavdevice/xcbgrab.c
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ static void setup_window(AVFormatContext *s)
     uint32_t values[] = { 1,
                           XCB_EVENT_MASK_EXPOSURE |
                           XCB_EVENT_MASK_STRUCTURE_NOTIFY };
-    xcb_rectangle_t rect = { c->x, c->y, c->width, c->height };
+    xcb_rectangle_t rect = { 0, 0, c->width, c->height };
 
     c->window = xcb_generate_id(c->conn);