diff --git a/glfw/wl_init.c b/glfw/wl_init.c
index cf412927c..a95f8dd19 100644
--- a/glfw/wl_init.c
+++ b/glfw/wl_init.c
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ int _glfwPlatformInit(void)
 
     _glfwInitTimerPOSIX();
 
-    if (_glfw.wl.pointer && _glfw.wl.shm)
+    if (_glfw.wl.shm)
     {
         const char *cursorTheme = getenv("XCURSOR_THEME"), *cursorSizeStr = getenv("XCURSOR_SIZE");
         char *cursorSizeEnd;