diff --git a/config/dwm/dwm.c b/config/dwm/dwm.c
index ceb9b4e9..aa3cde64 100644
--- a/config/dwm/dwm.c
+++ b/config/dwm/dwm.c
@@ -863,7 +863,8 @@ drawstatusbar(Monitor *m, int bh, char* stext) {
 	text = p;
 
 	w += 2; /* 1px padding on both sides */
-	ret = x = m->ww - w;
+	ret = m->ww - w;
+  x = ret - getsystraywidth();
 
 	drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[LENGTH(colors)]);
 	drw->scheme[ColFg] = scheme[SchemeNorm][ColFg];