diff --git a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_backend.cpp b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_backend.cpp
--- a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_backend.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_backend.cpp
@@ -678,12 +678,11 @@
 
 void DrmBackend::moveCursor()
 {
-    const QPoint p = Cursor::pos() - softwareCursorHotspot();
     if (!m_cursorEnabled || isCursorHidden()) {
         return;
     }
     for (auto it = m_outputs.constBegin(); it != m_outputs.constEnd(); ++it) {
-        (*it)->moveCursor(p);
+        (*it)->moveCursor(Cursor::pos());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp
--- a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 
 void DrmOutput::moveCursor(const QPoint &globalPos)
 {
-    const QPoint p = (globalPos - m_globalPos) * m_scale;
+    const QPoint p = (globalPos * m_scale) - m_backend->softwareCursorHotspot();
     drmModeMoveCursor(m_backend->fd(), m_crtc->id(), p.x(), p.y());
 }