diff --git a/headers/os/interface/StringView.h b/headers/os/interface/StringView.h
index 26fc8da8ba..40b0e09c0b 100644
--- a/headers/os/interface/StringView.h
+++ b/headers/os/interface/StringView.h
@@ -78,11 +78,9 @@ private:
 
 private:
 			char*				fText;
-			float				fTextWidth;
+			float				fStringWidth;
 			alignment			fAlign;
 			BSize				fPreferredSize;
-
-			uint32				_reserved[1];
 };
 
 #endif // _STRING_VIEW_H
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/StringView.cpp b/src/kits/interface/StringView.cpp
index c7f36cdf04..287b611278 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/StringView.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/StringView.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ BStringView::BStringView(BRect frame, const char* name, const char* text,
 			uint32 resizeMask, uint32 flags)
 	:	BView(frame, name, resizeMask, flags | B_FULL_UPDATE_ON_RESIZE),
 		fText(text ? strdup(text) : NULL),
-		fTextWidth(text ? StringWidth(text) : 0.0),
+		fStringWidth(text ? StringWidth(text) : 0.0),
 		fAlign(B_ALIGN_LEFT),
 		fPreferredSize(-1, -1)
 {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ BStringView::BStringView(BRect frame, const char* name, const char* text,
 BStringView::BStringView(const char* name, const char* text, uint32 flags)
 	:	BView(name, flags | B_FULL_UPDATE_ON_RESIZE),
 		fText(text ? strdup(text) : NULL),
-		fTextWidth(text ? StringWidth(text) : 0.0),
+		fStringWidth(text ? StringWidth(text) : 0.0),
 		fAlign(B_ALIGN_LEFT),
 		fPreferredSize(-1, -1)
 {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ BStringView::BStringView(const char* name, const char* text, uint32 flags)
 BStringView::BStringView(BMessage* data)
 	:	BView(data),
 		fText(NULL),
-		fTextWidth(0.0),
+		fStringWidth(0.0),
 		fPreferredSize(-1, -1)
 {
 	int32 align;
@@ -244,11 +244,11 @@ BStringView::Draw(BRect updateRect)
 	float x;
 	switch (fAlign) {
 		case B_ALIGN_RIGHT:
-			x = bounds.Width() - fTextWidth;
+			x = bounds.Width() - fStringWidth;
 			break;
 
 		case B_ALIGN_CENTER:
-			x = (bounds.Width() - fTextWidth) / 2.0;
+			x = (bounds.Width() - fStringWidth) / 2.0;
 			break;
 
 		default:
@@ -300,9 +300,9 @@ BStringView::SetText(const char* text)
 	free(fText);
 	fText = text ? strdup(text) : NULL;
 
-	float newTextWidth = StringWidth(fText);
-	if (fTextWidth != newTextWidth) {
-		fTextWidth = newTextWidth;
+	float newStringWidth = StringWidth(fText);
+	if (fStringWidth != newStringWidth) {
+		fStringWidth = newStringWidth;
 		InvalidateLayout();
 	}
 
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ BStringView::SetFont(const BFont* font, uint32 mask)
 {
 	BView::SetFont(font, mask);
 
-	fTextWidth = StringWidth(fText);
+	fStringWidth = StringWidth(fText);
 
 	Invalidate();
 	InvalidateLayout();
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ BStringView::_ValidatePreferredSize()
 {
 	if (fPreferredSize.width < 0) {
 		// width
-		fPreferredSize.width = ceilf(fTextWidth);
+		fPreferredSize.width = ceilf(fStringWidth);
 
 		// height
 		font_height fontHeight;