diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index d02ada3e..addb8d7a 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -279,8 +279,6 @@ draw_cursor(const struct terminal *term, const struct cell *cell,
             pixman_image_t *pix, pixman_color_t *fg, const pixman_color_t *bg,
             int x, int y, int cols)
 {
-    bool have_focus = term->wl->kbd_focus == term;
-
     pixman_color_t cursor_color;
     pixman_color_t text_color;
 
@@ -307,7 +305,7 @@ draw_cursor(const struct terminal *term, const struct cell *cell,
 
     switch (term->cursor_style) {
     case CURSOR_BLOCK:
-        if (!have_focus)
+        if (!term->visual_focus)
             draw_unfocused_block(term, pix, &cursor_color, x, y, cols);
 
         else if (term->cursor_blink.state == CURSOR_BLINK_ON) {
@@ -319,12 +317,12 @@ draw_cursor(const struct terminal *term, const struct cell *cell,
         break;
 
     case CURSOR_BAR:
-        if (term->cursor_blink.state == CURSOR_BLINK_ON || !have_focus)
+        if (term->cursor_blink.state == CURSOR_BLINK_ON || !term->visual_focus)
             draw_bar(term, pix, font, &cursor_color, x, y);
         break;
 
     case CURSOR_UNDERLINE:
-        if (term->cursor_blink.state == CURSOR_BLINK_ON || !have_focus) {
+        if (term->cursor_blink.state == CURSOR_BLINK_ON || !term->visual_focus) {
             draw_underline(
                 term, pix, attrs_to_font(term, &cell->attrs), &cursor_color,
                 x, y, cols);