diff --git a/testsuite/reftests/meson.build b/testsuite/reftests/meson.build
index 8fe1c1956c..ef4817483c 100644
--- a/testsuite/reftests/meson.build
+++ b/testsuite/reftests/meson.build
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ xfails = [
   'background-origin.ui',
   # see above
   #'sizegroups-evolution-identity-page.ui',
-  'textview-border-windows.ui',
   'window-show-contents-on-map.ui',
   # these depend on details of text layout
   'label-sizing.ui',
diff --git a/testsuite/reftests/textview-border-windows.ui b/testsuite/reftests/textview-border-windows.ui
index 1a7503f651..dc51f0091e 100644
--- a/testsuite/reftests/textview-border-windows.ui
+++ b/testsuite/reftests/textview-border-windows.ui
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
         <property name="width_request">160</property>
         <property name="height_request">160</property>
         <property name="wrap_mode">word</property>
+        <property name="cursor_visible">0</property>
         <signal name="map" handler="reftest:add_border_windows" swapped="no"/>
       </object>
     </child>