diff --git a/types/wlr_cursor.c b/types/wlr_cursor.c
index 7895cc4ed..f2269db0f 100644
--- a/types/wlr_cursor.c
+++ b/types/wlr_cursor.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_xcursor_manager.h>
 #include <wlr/util/box.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
-#include "types/wlr_buffer.h"
 #include "types/wlr_output.h"
 
 struct wlr_cursor_device {
@@ -499,13 +498,8 @@ static int handle_xcursor_timer(void *data) {
 static void output_cursor_set_xcursor_image(struct wlr_cursor_output_cursor *output_cursor, size_t i) {
 	struct wlr_xcursor_image *image = output_cursor->xcursor->images[i];
 
-	struct wlr_readonly_data_buffer *ro_buffer = readonly_data_buffer_create(
-		DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888, 4 * image->width, image->width, image->height, image->buffer);
-	if (ro_buffer == NULL) {
-		return;
-	}
-	wlr_output_cursor_set_buffer(output_cursor->output_cursor, &ro_buffer->base, image->hotspot_x, image->hotspot_y);
-	wlr_buffer_drop(&ro_buffer->base);
+	struct wlr_buffer *buffer = wlr_xcursor_image_get_buffer(image);
+	wlr_output_cursor_set_buffer(output_cursor->output_cursor, buffer, image->hotspot_x, image->hotspot_y);
 
 	output_cursor->xcursor_index = i;