diff --git a/compositor/compositor-drm.c b/compositor/compositor-drm.c
index c0bf9ff8..f11b7886 100644
--- a/compositor/compositor-drm.c
+++ b/compositor/compositor-drm.c
@@ -697,8 +697,6 @@ drm_compositor_create_cursor_image(struct wlsc_compositor *ec,
 	struct drm_compositor *c = (struct drm_compositor *) ec;
 	struct gbm_bo *bo;
 	EGLImageKHR image;
-	uint32_t *pixels;
-	GLuint tex;
 
 	if (*width > 64 || *height > 64)
 		return EGL_NO_IMAGE_KHR;
@@ -712,32 +710,8 @@ drm_compositor_create_cursor_image(struct wlsc_compositor *ec,
 				 EGL_NATIVE_PIXMAP_KHR, bo, NULL);
 	gbm_bo_destroy(bo);
 
-	/* If the requested size is smaller than the allocated one, make the
-	 * whole image transparent. */
-	if (*width != 64 || *height != 64) {
-		pixels = calloc(64 * 64, sizeof *pixels);
-
-		glGenTextures(1, &tex);
-		glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, tex);
-		glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,
-				GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-		glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,
-				GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-		glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,
-				GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
-		glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D,
-				GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
-
-		c->base.image_target_texture_2d(GL_TEXTURE_2D, image);
-		glTexSubImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, 0, 0, 64, 64,
-				GL_BGRA_EXT, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, pixels);
-
-		glDeleteTextures(1, &tex);
-		free(pixels);
-
-		*width = 64;
-		*height = 64;
-	}
+	*width = 64;
+	*height = 64;
 
 	return image;
 }
diff --git a/compositor/compositor.c b/compositor/compositor.c
index faece3a6..064735b0 100644
--- a/compositor/compositor.c
+++ b/compositor/compositor.c
@@ -491,10 +491,9 @@ static struct wlsc_sprite *
 create_sprite_from_png(struct wlsc_compositor *ec,
 		       const char *filename, uint32_t usage)
 {
-	uint32_t *pixels;
+	uint32_t *pixels, *pad;
 	struct wlsc_sprite *sprite;
 	int32_t width, height;
-	int32_t egl_img_width, egl_img_height;
 	uint32_t stride;
 
 	pixels = wlsc_load_image(filename, &width, &height, &stride);
@@ -512,14 +511,6 @@ create_sprite_from_png(struct wlsc_compositor *ec,
 	sprite->height = height;
 	sprite->image = EGL_NO_IMAGE_KHR;
 
-	if (usage & SPRITE_USE_CURSOR && ec->create_cursor_image != NULL) {
-		egl_img_width = width;
-		egl_img_height = height;
-
-		sprite->image = ec->create_cursor_image(ec, &egl_img_width,
-							&egl_img_height);
-	}
-
 	glGenTextures(1, &sprite->texture);
 	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, sprite->texture);
 	glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
@@ -527,13 +518,24 @@ create_sprite_from_png(struct wlsc_compositor *ec,
 	glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
 	glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
 
-	if (sprite->image != EGL_NO_IMAGE_KHR) {
+	if (usage & SPRITE_USE_CURSOR && ec->create_cursor_image != NULL) {
+		sprite->image = ec->create_cursor_image(ec, &sprite->width,
+							&sprite->height);
+
 		ec->image_target_texture_2d(GL_TEXTURE_2D, sprite->image);
+
+		if (sprite->width > width || sprite->height > height) {
+			pad = calloc(sprite->width * sprite->height,
+				     sizeof *pad);
+			glTexSubImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, 0, 0,
+					sprite->width, sprite->height,
+					GL_BGRA_EXT, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, pad);
+			free(pad);
+		}
+
 		glTexSubImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, 0, 0, width, height,
 				GL_BGRA_EXT, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, pixels);
 
-		sprite->width = egl_img_width;
-		sprite->height = egl_img_height;
 	} else {
 		glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_BGRA_EXT, width, height, 0,
 			     GL_BGRA_EXT, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, pixels);