diff --git a/src/bin/e_comp_wl.c b/src/bin/e_comp_wl.c
index 5a8843041..8607427c0 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_comp_wl.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_comp_wl.c
@@ -2831,6 +2831,7 @@ e_comp_wl_init(void)
         if (e_randr2_init())
           e_randr2_screens_setup(-1, -1);
         elm_config_preferred_engine_set("wayland_shm");
+        elm_config_softcursor_mode_set(ELM_SOFTCURSOR_MODE_OFF);
      }
    e_util_env_set("WAYLAND_DEBUG", "0");
    e_util_env_set("ELM_DISPLAY", "wl");