diff --git a/screen-write.c b/screen-write.c
index 062a2929..68c3aa76 100644
--- a/screen-write.c
+++ b/screen-write.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static const struct grid_cell *screen_write_combine(struct screen_write_ctx *,
 		    const struct utf8_data *, u_int *);
 
 static const struct grid_cell screen_write_pad_cell = {
-	{ { 0 }, 0, 0, 0 }, 0, GRID_FLAG_PADDING, 0, 8, 8
+	{ { 0 }, 0, 0, 0 }, 0, GRID_FLAG_PADDING, 8, 8, 0
 };
 
 struct screen_write_collect_item {