diff --git a/hw/xnest/Cursor.c b/hw/xnest/Cursor.c
index 11e4a42cf..48b67c0f5 100644
--- a/hw/xnest/Cursor.c
+++ b/hw/xnest/Cursor.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ xnestRealizeCursor(DeviceIntPtr pDev, ScreenPtr pScreen, CursorPtr pCursor)
 Bool
 xnestUnrealizeCursor(DeviceIntPtr pDev, ScreenPtr pScreen, CursorPtr pCursor)
 {
-    XFreeCursor(xnestDisplay, xnestCursor(pCursor, pScreen));
+    xcb_free_cursor(xnestUpstreamInfo.conn, xnestCursor(pCursor, pScreen));
     free(xnestGetCursorPriv(pCursor, pScreen));
     return TRUE;
 }