diff --git a/libview/ev-view.c b/libview/ev-view.c
index 2bb5e3c2..acef1917 100644
--- a/libview/ev-view.c
+++ b/libview/ev-view.c
@@ -9789,7 +9789,7 @@ ev_view_set_cursor (EvView *view, EvViewCursor new_cursor)
 	widget = gtk_widget_get_toplevel (GTK_WIDGET (view));
 	cursor = ev_view_cursor_new (gtk_widget_get_display (widget), new_cursor);
 	gdk_window_set_cursor (window, cursor);
-	gdk_flush ();
+	gdk_display_flush (gtk_widget_get_display (GTK_WIDGET (view)));
 	if (cursor)
 		g_object_unref (cursor);
 }