diff --git a/src/wl_init.c b/src/wl_init.c
index 7a9157a4..42dd75ba 100644
--- a/src/wl_init.c
+++ b/src/wl_init.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ static void createKeyTables(void)
 
 static GLFWbool loadCursorTheme(void)
 {
-    int cursorSize = 32;
+    int cursorSize = 16;
 
     const char* sizeString = getenv("XCURSOR_SIZE");
     if (sizeString)