diff --git a/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Cursors.c b/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Cursors.c
index 396bf3091..92b90a9d4 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Cursors.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/modes/xf86Cursors.c
@@ -447,7 +447,10 @@ xf86_use_hw_cursor (ScreenPtr screen, CursorPtr cursor)
     xf86CrtcConfigPtr   xf86_config = XF86_CRTC_CONFIG_PTR(scrn);
     xf86CursorInfoPtr	cursor_info = xf86_config->cursor_info;
 
+    if (xf86_config->cursor)
+	FreeCursor (xf86_config->cursor, None);
     xf86_config->cursor = cursor;
+    ++cursor->refcnt;
     
     if (cursor->bits->width > cursor_info->MaxWidth ||
 	cursor->bits->height> cursor_info->MaxHeight)
@@ -463,7 +466,10 @@ xf86_use_hw_cursor_argb (ScreenPtr screen, CursorPtr cursor)
     xf86CrtcConfigPtr   xf86_config = XF86_CRTC_CONFIG_PTR(scrn);
     xf86CursorInfoPtr	cursor_info = xf86_config->cursor_info;
     
+    if (xf86_config->cursor)
+	FreeCursor (xf86_config->cursor, None);
     xf86_config->cursor = cursor;
+    ++cursor->refcnt;
     
     /* Make sure ARGB support is available */
     if ((cursor_info->Flags & HARDWARE_CURSOR_ARGB) == 0)
@@ -632,4 +638,9 @@ xf86_cursors_fini (ScreenPtr screen)
 	xfree (xf86_config->cursor_image);
 	xf86_config->cursor_image = NULL;
     }
+    if (xf86_config->cursor)
+    {
+	FreeCursor (xf86_config->cursor, None);
+	xf86_config->cursor = NULL;
+    }
 }