diff --git a/app/streaming/session.cpp b/app/streaming/session.cpp
index 45f923b4..9af42531 100644
--- a/app/streaming/session.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/session.cpp
@@ -1059,8 +1059,10 @@ void Session::exec(int displayOriginX, int displayOriginY)
     // Disable the screen saver
     SDL_DisableScreenSaver();
 
-    // Hide the mouse cursor (relevant on EGLFS/KMSDRM systems)
-    QGuiApplication::setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt::BlankCursor));
+    // Hide Qt's fake mouse cursor on EGLFS systems
+    if (QGuiApplication::platformName() == "eglfs") {
+        QGuiApplication::setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt::BlankCursor));
+    }
 
     // Set timer resolution to 1 ms on Windows for greater
     // sleep precision and more accurate callback timing.
@@ -1274,7 +1276,9 @@ DispatchDeferredCleanup:
     m_InputHandler->setCaptureActive(false);
     SDL_EnableScreenSaver();
     SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_TIMER_RESOLUTION, "0");
-    QGuiApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
+    if (QGuiApplication::platformName() == "eglfs") {
+        QGuiApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
+    }
 
     // Raise any keys that are still down
     m_InputHandler->raiseAllKeys();