diff --git a/gdk/broadway/gdkwindow-broadway.c b/gdk/broadway/gdkwindow-broadway.c
index ba51e1c322..acebcb9d09 100644
--- a/gdk/broadway/gdkwindow-broadway.c
+++ b/gdk/broadway/gdkwindow-broadway.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ gdk_window_impl_broadway_init (GdkWindowImplBroadway *impl)
 {
   impl->toplevel_window_type = -1;
   impl->device_cursor = g_hash_table_new_full (NULL, NULL, NULL,
-                                               (GDestroyNotify) gdk_cursor_unref);
+                                               (GDestroyNotify) g_object_unref);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ gdk_window_impl_broadway_finalize (GObject *object)
   g_hash_table_remove (broadway_display->id_ht, GINT_TO_POINTER(impl->id));
 
   if (impl->cursor)
-    gdk_cursor_unref (impl->cursor);
+    g_object_unref (impl->cursor);
 
   g_hash_table_destroy (impl->device_cursor);
 
diff --git a/gdk/wayland/gdkwindow-wayland.c b/gdk/wayland/gdkwindow-wayland.c
index b2be78b34d..243c1ff846 100644
--- a/gdk/wayland/gdkwindow-wayland.c
+++ b/gdk/wayland/gdkwindow-wayland.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ gdk_window_impl_wayland_finalize (GObject *object)
   impl = GDK_WINDOW_IMPL_WAYLAND (object);
 
   if (impl->cursor)
-    gdk_cursor_unref (impl->cursor);
+    g_object_unref (impl->cursor);
   if (impl->server_surface)
     cairo_surface_destroy (impl->server_surface);
 
diff --git a/gdk/x11/gdkcursor-x11.c b/gdk/x11/gdkcursor-x11.c
index e379748a01..5a12ef06c1 100644
--- a/gdk/x11/gdkcursor-x11.c
+++ b/gdk/x11/gdkcursor-x11.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ _gdk_x11_cursor_display_finalize (GdkDisplay *display)
       if (gdk_cursor_get_display (GDK_CURSOR (cursor)) == display)
         {
           GSList* olditem;
-          gdk_cursor_unref ((GdkCursor*) cursor);
+          g_object_unref ((GdkCursor*) cursor);
           /* Remove this item from the list */
           *(itemp) = item->next;
           olditem = item;
diff --git a/gdk/x11/gdkwindow-x11.c b/gdk/x11/gdkwindow-x11.c
index 250ac41475..959eea0428 100644
--- a/gdk/x11/gdkwindow-x11.c
+++ b/gdk/x11/gdkwindow-x11.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ gdk_window_impl_x11_finalize (GObject *object)
   g_free (impl->toplevel);
 
   if (impl->cursor)
-    gdk_cursor_unref (impl->cursor);
+    g_object_unref (impl->cursor);
 
   g_hash_table_destroy (impl->device_cursor);