diff --git a/src/gtk/app.cpp b/src/gtk/app.cpp
index 2b96d69033..df4d2f0eb1 100644
--- a/src/gtk/app.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/app.cpp
@@ -577,7 +577,8 @@ bool wxApp::Initialize()
 
     wxImage::InitStandardHandlers();
 
-    g_globalCursor = wxCursor(wxCURSOR_DEFAULT);
+    // Not needed, leave it as  default. (KB)
+    // g_globalCursor = wxCursor(wxCURSOR_DEFAULT);
 
     wxModule::RegisterModules();
     if (!wxModule::InitializeModules()) return FALSE;
diff --git a/src/gtk/window.cpp b/src/gtk/window.cpp
index 6ac1773a14..fc09ed7eb5 100644
--- a/src/gtk/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/window.cpp
@@ -2069,7 +2069,7 @@ void wxWindow::OnInternalIdle()
             wxCursor cursor = m_cursor;
             if (g_globalCursor.Ok()) cursor = g_globalCursor;
 	
-	    if (m_currentGdkCursor != cursor)
+	    if (cursor.Ok() && m_currentGdkCursor != cursor)
 	    {
 	        gdk_window_set_cursor( window, cursor.GetCursor() );
 	        m_currentGdkCursor = cursor;
diff --git a/src/gtk1/app.cpp b/src/gtk1/app.cpp
index 2b96d69033..df4d2f0eb1 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/app.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/app.cpp
@@ -577,7 +577,8 @@ bool wxApp::Initialize()
 
     wxImage::InitStandardHandlers();
 
-    g_globalCursor = wxCursor(wxCURSOR_DEFAULT);
+    // Not needed, leave it as  default. (KB)
+    // g_globalCursor = wxCursor(wxCURSOR_DEFAULT);
 
     wxModule::RegisterModules();
     if (!wxModule::InitializeModules()) return FALSE;
diff --git a/src/gtk1/window.cpp b/src/gtk1/window.cpp
index 6ac1773a14..fc09ed7eb5 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/window.cpp
@@ -2069,7 +2069,7 @@ void wxWindow::OnInternalIdle()
             wxCursor cursor = m_cursor;
             if (g_globalCursor.Ok()) cursor = g_globalCursor;
 	
-	    if (m_currentGdkCursor != cursor)
+	    if (cursor.Ok() && m_currentGdkCursor != cursor)
 	    {
 	        gdk_window_set_cursor( window, cursor.GetCursor() );
 	        m_currentGdkCursor = cursor;