diff --git a/hw/xnest/Cursor.c b/hw/xnest/Cursor.c
index c65c77209..be366e341 100644
--- a/hw/xnest/Cursor.c
+++ b/hw/xnest/Cursor.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ 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;
 }