diff --git a/plugins/platforms/fbdev/fb_backend.cpp b/plugins/platforms/fbdev/fb_backend.cpp
index 95b0925e6c..fc7ed42c78 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/fbdev/fb_backend.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/fbdev/fb_backend.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ namespace KWin
 FramebufferBackend::FramebufferBackend(QObject *parent)
     : Platform(parent)
 {
-    setSoftWareCursor(true);
 }
 
 FramebufferBackend::~FramebufferBackend()
@@ -61,6 +60,7 @@ QPainterBackend *FramebufferBackend::createQPainterBackend()
 
 void FramebufferBackend::init()
 {
+    setSoftWareCursor(true);
     LogindIntegration *logind = LogindIntegration::self();
     auto takeControl = [logind, this]() {
         if (logind->hasSessionControl()) {
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/virtual/virtual_backend.cpp b/plugins/platforms/virtual/virtual_backend.cpp
index b231fbb5e5..396b56cd54 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/virtual/virtual_backend.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/virtual/virtual_backend.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ VirtualBackend::VirtualBackend(QObject *parent)
             qDebug() << "Screenshots saved to: " << m_screenshotDir->path();
         }
     }
-    setSoftWareCursor(true);
     setSupportsPointerWarping(true);
 }
 
@@ -50,6 +49,7 @@ VirtualBackend::~VirtualBackend() = default;
 
 void VirtualBackend::init()
 {
+    setSoftWareCursor(true);
     m_size = initialWindowSize();
     setReady(true);
     waylandServer()->seat()->setHasPointer(true);