diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c
index fcd81f89a..b06e7cccf 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ calculate_cursor_crtc_sprite_scale (MetaCursorSprite   *cursor_sprite,
     }
   else
     {
-      return 1.0;
+      return meta_cursor_sprite_get_texture_scale (cursor_sprite);
     }
 }