diff --git a/src/virglrenderer.c b/src/virglrenderer.c
index 889c17b..c544567 100644
--- a/src/virglrenderer.c
+++ b/src/virglrenderer.c
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ static struct vrend_if_cbs virgl_cbs = {
 
 void *virgl_renderer_get_cursor_data(uint32_t resource_id, uint32_t *width, uint32_t *height)
 {
+   vrend_renderer_force_ctx_0();
    return vrend_renderer_get_cursor_contents(resource_id, width, height);
 }