diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/README b/repos/dde_linux/README
index 7f3f66b2a..555829c23 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/README
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/README
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ hid xml tag:
 
 !...
 !<hid>
-!  <screen x="1024" y="768"/>
+!  <screen width="1024" height="768"/>
 !<hid/>
 !...
 
diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/usb/include/platform.h b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/usb/include/platform.h
index ac28760b4..bafa05452 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/usb/include/platform.h
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/usb/include/platform.h
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ struct Services
 	 * Screen resolution used by touch devices to convert touchscreen
 	 * absolute coordinates to screen absolute coordinates
 	 */
-	unsigned long screen_x = 0;
-	unsigned long screen_y = 0;
+	unsigned long screen_width = 0;
+	unsigned long screen_height = 0;
 
 	Services()
 	{
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ struct Services
 
 			try {
 				Genode::Xml_node node_screen = node_hid.sub_node("screen");
-				node_screen.attribute("x").value(&screen_x);
-				node_screen.attribute("y").value(&screen_y);
+				node_screen.attribute("width").value(&screen_width);
+				node_screen.attribute("height").value(&screen_height);
 			} catch (...) {
-				screen_x = screen_y = 0;
+				screen_width = screen_height = 0;
 				PDBG("Could not read screen resolution in config node");
 			}
 		} catch (Xml_node::Nonexistent_sub_node) {
diff --git a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/usb/main.cc b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/usb/main.cc
index 65e175492..d77530d40 100644
--- a/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/usb/main.cc
+++ b/repos/dde_linux/src/lib/usb/main.cc
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ void start_usb_driver(Server::Entrypoint &ep)
 	Services services;
 
 	if (services.hid)
-		start_input_service(&ep.rpc_ep(), services.screen_x, services.screen_y);
+		start_input_service(&ep.rpc_ep(), services.screen_width,
+		                    services.screen_height);
 
 	Timer::init(ep);
 	Irq::init(ep);