Index: src/vte.c
===================================================================
--- src/vte.c	(revision 2362)
+++ src/vte.c	(working copy)
@@ -8637,8 +8637,7 @@
 {
 	VteTerminal *terminal;
 	GdkWindowAttr attributes;
-	GdkPixmap *bitmap;
-	GdkColor black = {0,0,0}, color;
+	GdkColor color;
 	guint attributes_mask = 0, i;
 
 	_vte_debug_print(VTE_DEBUG_LIFECYCLE, "vte_terminal_realize()\n");
@@ -8736,13 +8735,8 @@
 	terminal->pvt->modifiers = 0;
 
 	/* Create our invisible cursor. */
-	bitmap = gdk_bitmap_create_from_data(widget->window, "\0", 1, 1);
-	terminal->pvt->mouse_inviso_cursor = gdk_cursor_new_from_pixmap(bitmap,
-									bitmap,
-									&black,
-									&black,
-									0, 0);
-	g_object_unref(bitmap);
+	terminal->pvt->mouse_inviso_cursor =
+           vte_terminal_cursor_new(terminal,  -2 /* GDK_BLANK_CURSOR */);
 
 	widget->style = gtk_style_attach(widget->style, widget->window);