diff --git a/src/SFML/Window/Unix/WindowImplX11.cpp b/src/SFML/Window/Unix/WindowImplX11.cpp
index fa0cfc43..1b2e78b9 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Window/Unix/WindowImplX11.cpp
+++ b/src/SFML/Window/Unix/WindowImplX11.cpp
@@ -1112,6 +1112,7 @@ void WindowImplX11::setMouseCursor(const CursorImpl& cursor)
 {
     m_lastCursor = cursor.m_cursor;
     XDefineCursor(m_display, m_window, m_lastCursor);
+    XFlush(m_display);
 }