diff --git a/gdk/wayland/gdkdisplay-wayland.c b/gdk/wayland/gdkdisplay-wayland.c
index ebc9e9c71f..b75824dce4 100644
--- a/gdk/wayland/gdkdisplay-wayland.c
+++ b/gdk/wayland/gdkdisplay-wayland.c
@@ -1131,6 +1131,9 @@ get_cursor_theme (GdkWaylandDisplay *display_wayland,
         return theme;
     }
 
+  if (strcmp (name, "default") != 0)
+    return get_cursor_theme (display_wayland, "default", size);
+
   /* This may fall back to builtin cursors */
   return wl_cursor_theme_create ("/usr/share/icons/default/cursors", size, display_wayland->shm);
 }