diff --git a/src/Surface.zig b/src/Surface.zig
index ccc3ba0ce..ace392bb3 100644
--- a/src/Surface.zig
+++ b/src/Surface.zig
@@ -621,8 +621,8 @@ pub fn init(
         const width = @max(config.@"window-width" * cell_size.width, 640);
         const width_f32: f32 = @floatFromInt(width);
         const height_f32: f32 = @floatFromInt(height);
-        const position_x = config.@"start-position-x";
-        const position_y = config.@"start-position-y";
+        const position_x = config.@"window-position-x";
+        const position_y = config.@"window-position-y";
 
         // The final values are affected by content scale and we need to
         // account for the padding so we get the exact correct grid size.
diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index ad862540a..c9cf188b5 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -1121,8 +1121,8 @@ keybind: Keybinds = .{},
 /// on Linux. GTK 4.0 does not support setting the window position.
 ///
 /// This will default to the top-left corner of the screen if not set (0, 0).
-@"start-position-x": i32 = 0,
-@"start-position-y": i32 = 0,
+@"window-position-x": i32 = 0,
+@"window-position-y": i32 = 0,
 
 /// Whether to enable saving and restoring window state. Window state includes
 /// their position, size, tabs, splits, etc. Some window state requires shell