diff --git a/glfw/wl_window.c b/glfw/wl_window.c
index 4f13b9622..160bacbd6 100644
--- a/glfw/wl_window.c
+++ b/glfw/wl_window.c
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ struct wl_cursor* _glfwLoadCursor(GLFWCursorShape shape)
     struct wl_cursor* ans = NULL;
     switch (shape)
     {
-        C(GLFW_ARROW_CURSOR, "left_ptr", "default")
+        C(GLFW_ARROW_CURSOR, "arrow", "left_ptr", "default")
         C(GLFW_IBEAM_CURSOR, "xterm", "ibeam", "text")
         C(GLFW_CROSSHAIR_CURSOR, "crosshair", "cross")
         C(GLFW_HAND_CURSOR, "hand2", "grab", "grabbing", "closedhand")
diff --git a/glfw/x11_window.c b/glfw/x11_window.c
index 8ca8ff85f..957c97df1 100644
--- a/glfw/x11_window.c
+++ b/glfw/x11_window.c
@@ -2637,7 +2637,7 @@ int _glfwPlatformCreateStandardCursor(_GLFWcursor* cursor, GLFWCursorShape shape
     int native = 0;
 #define C(name, val) case name: native = val; break;
     switch(shape) {
-        C(GLFW_ARROW_CURSOR, XC_left_ptr);
+        C(GLFW_ARROW_CURSOR, XC_arrow);
         C(GLFW_IBEAM_CURSOR, XC_xterm);
         C(GLFW_CROSSHAIR_CURSOR, XC_crosshair);
         C(GLFW_HAND_CURSOR, XC_hand2);