diff --git a/src/kits/interface/Alert.cpp b/src/kits/interface/Alert.cpp
index db1e05a19b..bf418c65a1 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/Alert.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/Alert.cpp
@@ -428,15 +428,15 @@ BAlert::AlertPosition(float width, float height)
 		dynamic_cast<BWindow*>(BLooper::LooperForThread(find_thread(NULL)));
 
 	BScreen screen(window);
- 	BRect screenRect(0, 0, 640, 480);
+ 	BRect screenFrame(0, 0, 640, 480);
  	if (screen.IsValid())
- 		screenRect = screen.Frame();
+ 		screenFrame = screen.Frame();
 
 	// Horizontally, we're smack in the middle
-	result.x = (screenRect.Width() / 2.0) - (width / 2.0);
+	result.x = screenFrame.left + (screenFrame.Width() / 2.0) - (width / 2.0);
 
 	// This is probably sooo wrong, but it looks right on 1024 x 768
-	result.y = (screenRect.Height() / 4.0) - ceil(height / 3.0);
+	result.y = screenFrame.top + (screenFrame.Height() / 4.0) - ceil(height / 3.0);
 
 	return result;
 }