diff --git a/src/gtk/cursor.cpp b/src/gtk/cursor.cpp
index 2d237ec192..9f7329bfee 100644
--- a/src/gtk/cursor.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/cursor.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ wxCursorRefData::wxCursorRefData()
 
 wxCursorRefData::~wxCursorRefData()
 {
-    if (m_cursor) gdk_cursor_destroy( m_cursor );
+    if (m_cursor) gdk_cursor_unref( m_cursor );
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------