diff --git a/src/x11_init.c b/src/x11_init.c
index 87bd877e..00e30e8b 100644
--- a/src/x11_init.c
+++ b/src/x11_init.c
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ int _glfwPlatformInit(void)
     if (!initExtensions())
         return GLFW_FALSE;
 
-    _glfw.x11.cursor = createHiddenCursor();
+    _glfw.x11.hiddenCursorHandle = createHiddenCursor();
 
     if (XSupportsLocale())
     {
@@ -781,10 +781,10 @@ void _glfwPlatformTerminate(void)
         _glfw.x11.x11xcb.handle = NULL;
     }
 
-    if (_glfw.x11.cursor)
+    if (_glfw.x11.hiddenCursorHandle)
     {
-        XFreeCursor(_glfw.x11.display, _glfw.x11.cursor);
-        _glfw.x11.cursor = (Cursor) 0;
+        XFreeCursor(_glfw.x11.display, _glfw.x11.hiddenCursorHandle);
+        _glfw.x11.hiddenCursorHandle = (Cursor) 0;
     }
 
     free(_glfw.x11.clipboardString);
diff --git a/src/x11_platform.h b/src/x11_platform.h
index 074ab70d..65f34a48 100644
--- a/src/x11_platform.h
+++ b/src/x11_platform.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ typedef struct _GLFWlibraryX11
     Window          root;
 
     // Invisible cursor for hidden cursor mode
-    Cursor          cursor;
+    Cursor          hiddenCursorHandle;
     // Context for mapping window XIDs to _GLFWwindow pointers
     XContext        context;
     // XIM input method
diff --git a/src/x11_window.c b/src/x11_window.c
index e98d9834..d8b41e29 100644
--- a/src/x11_window.c
+++ b/src/x11_window.c
@@ -458,7 +458,10 @@ static void updateCursorImage(_GLFWwindow* window)
             XUndefineCursor(_glfw.x11.display, window->x11.handle);
     }
     else
-        XDefineCursor(_glfw.x11.display, window->x11.handle, _glfw.x11.cursor);
+    {
+        XDefineCursor(_glfw.x11.display, window->x11.handle,
+                      _glfw.x11.hiddenCursorHandle);
+    }
 }
 
 // Create the X11 window (and its colormap)
@@ -2140,7 +2143,9 @@ void _glfwPlatformSetCursorMode(_GLFWwindow* window, int mode)
         XGrabPointer(_glfw.x11.display, window->x11.handle, True,
                      ButtonPressMask | ButtonReleaseMask | PointerMotionMask,
                      GrabModeAsync, GrabModeAsync,
-                     window->x11.handle, _glfw.x11.cursor, CurrentTime);
+                     window->x11.handle,
+                     _glfw.x11.hiddenCursorHandle,
+                     CurrentTime);
     }
     else if (_glfw.x11.disabledCursorWindow == window)
     {