diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 0faee086..e81be898 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s, const char *arg, long
 	END OBJ(mpd_bar, &update_mpd)
 		scan_bar(obj, arg);
 		init_mpd();
-		obj->callbacks.print = &print_mpd_bar;
+		obj->callbacks.barval = &mpd_barval;
 	END OBJ(mpd_smart, &update_mpd)
 		mpd_set_maxlen(mpd_smart);
 		init_mpd();
diff --git a/src/mpd.c b/src/mpd.c
index 248a9e19..f02f5a39 100644
--- a/src/mpd.c
+++ b/src/mpd.c
@@ -376,9 +376,10 @@ void print_mpd_percent(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)
 	percent_print(p, p_max_size, (int)(mpd_info.progress * 100));
 }
 
-void print_mpd_bar(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)
+uint8_t mpd_barval(struct text_object *obj)
 {
-	new_bar(obj, p, p_max_size, (int) (mpd_info.progress * 255.0f));
+	(void)obj;
+	return round_to_int(mpd_info.progress * 255.0f);
 }
 
 void print_mpd_smart(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)
diff --git a/src/mpd.h b/src/mpd.h
index 96b9b40e..6721b2de 100644
--- a/src/mpd.h
+++ b/src/mpd.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ void update_mpd(void);
 void print_mpd_elapsed(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_mpd_length(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_mpd_percent(struct text_object *, char *, int);
-void print_mpd_bar(struct text_object *, char *, int);
+uint8_t mpd_barval(struct text_object *);
 void print_mpd_smart(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_mpd_title(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_mpd_artist(struct text_object *, char *, int);