diff --git a/src/wl_init.c b/src/wl_init.c
index f8f4f752..359bfe0a 100644
--- a/src/wl_init.c
+++ b/src/wl_init.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static void createKeyTables(void)
 
 static GLFWbool loadCursorTheme(void)
 {
-    int cursorSize = 32;
+    int cursorSize = 16;
 
     const char* sizeString = getenv("XCURSOR_SIZE");
     if (sizeString)