diff --git a/include/theme.h b/include/theme.h
index 9955e0d0..d8692349 100644
--- a/include/theme.h
+++ b/include/theme.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct theme {
 	float menu_items_active_bg_color[4];
 	float menu_items_active_text_color[4];
 
-	int menu_separator_width;
+	int menu_separator_line_thickness;
 	int menu_separator_padding_width;
 	int menu_separator_padding_height;
 	float menu_separator_color[4];
diff --git a/src/menu/menu.c b/src/menu/menu.c
index ce9f39eb..b27c6331 100644
--- a/src/menu/menu.c
+++ b/src/menu/menu.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ separator_create(struct menu *menu, const char *label)
 	menuitem->selectable = false;
 	struct server *server = menu->server;
 	struct theme *theme = server->theme;
-	menuitem->height = theme->menu_separator_width +
+	menuitem->height = theme->menu_separator_line_thickness +
 			2 * theme->menu_separator_padding_height;
 
 	menuitem->tree = wlr_scene_tree_create(menu->scene_tree);
@@ -178,12 +178,11 @@ separator_create(struct menu *menu, const char *label)
 		MENUWIDTH, menuitem->height,
 		theme->menu_items_bg_color)->node;
 
-	/* theme->menu_separator_width is the line-thickness (so height here) */
 	int width = MENUWIDTH - 2 * theme->menu_separator_padding_width;
 	menuitem->normal.text = &wlr_scene_rect_create(
 		menuitem->normal.tree,
 		width > 0 ? width : 0,
-		theme->menu_separator_width,
+		theme->menu_separator_line_thickness,
 		theme->menu_separator_color)->node;
 
 	wlr_scene_node_set_position(&menuitem->tree->node, 0, menu->size.height);
diff --git a/src/theme.c b/src/theme.c
index 29d4fe18..f56ba8e5 100644
--- a/src/theme.c
+++ b/src/theme.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ theme_builtin(struct theme *theme)
 	parse_hexstr("#dddad6", theme->menu_items_active_bg_color);
 	parse_hexstr("#000000", theme->menu_items_active_text_color);
 
-	theme->menu_separator_width = 1;
+	theme->menu_separator_line_thickness = 1;
 	theme->menu_separator_padding_width = 6;
 	theme->menu_separator_padding_height = 3;
 	parse_hexstr("#888888", theme->menu_separator_color);
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ entry(struct theme *theme, const char *key, const char *value)
 	}
 
 	if (match(key, "menu.separator.width")) {
-		theme->menu_separator_width = atoi(value);
+		theme->menu_separator_line_thickness = atoi(value);
 	}
 	if (match(key, "menu.separator.padding.width")) {
 		theme->menu_separator_padding_width = atoi(value);