diff --git a/src/internal.h b/src/internal.h
index 0e41fbd7..358da256 100644
--- a/src/internal.h
+++ b/src/internal.h
@@ -233,13 +233,6 @@ typedef VkResult (APIENTRY * PFN_vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties)(const c
         y = t;                    \
     }
 
-// Helper for non-premultiplied alpha to premultiplied alpha conversion
-static inline unsigned char _glfwMultiplyAlpha(unsigned char alpha,
-					       unsigned char value)
-{
-    return (unsigned char) ((value * (unsigned int) alpha) / 255);
-}
-
 
 //========================================================================
 // Platform-independent structures
diff --git a/src/wl_window.c b/src/wl_window.c
index ca91a2f5..b3b9bea2 100644
--- a/src/wl_window.c
+++ b/src/wl_window.c
@@ -588,12 +588,12 @@ int _glfwPlatformCreateCursor(_GLFWcursor* cursor,
     unsigned char* target = data;
     for (i = 0;  i < image->width * image->height;  i++, source += 4)
     {
-        unsigned char alpha = source[3];
+        unsigned int alpha = source[3];
 
-        *target++ = _glfwMultiplyAlpha(alpha, source[2]);
-        *target++ = _glfwMultiplyAlpha(alpha, source[1]);
-        *target++ = _glfwMultiplyAlpha(alpha, source[0]);
-        *target++ = alpha;
+        *target++ = (unsigned char) ((source[2] * alpha) / 255);
+        *target++ = (unsigned char) ((source[1] * alpha) / 255);
+        *target++ = (unsigned char) ((source[0] * alpha) / 255);
+        *target++ = (unsigned char) alpha;
     }
 
     cursor->wl.buffer =
diff --git a/src/x11_init.c b/src/x11_init.c
index 0125a8b7..e73bb131 100644
--- a/src/x11_init.c
+++ b/src/x11_init.c
@@ -690,12 +690,12 @@ Cursor _glfwCreateCursorX11(const GLFWimage* image, int xhot, int yhot)
 
     for (i = 0;  i < image->width * image->height;  i++, target++, source += 4)
     {
-        unsigned char alpha = source[3];
+        unsigned int alpha = source[3];
 
         *target = (alpha << 24) |
-                  (_glfwMultiplyAlpha(alpha, source[0]) << 16) |
-                  (_glfwMultiplyAlpha(alpha, source[1]) <<  8) |
-                  _glfwMultiplyAlpha(alpha, source[2]);
+                  ((unsigned char) ((source[0] * alpha) / 255) << 16) |
+                  ((unsigned char) ((source[1] * alpha) / 255) <<  8) |
+                  ((unsigned char) ((source[2] * alpha) / 255) <<  0);
     }
 
     cursor = XcursorImageLoadCursor(_glfw.x11.display, native);