diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor-transform.c b/src/backends/meta-monitor-transform.c
index 8acf8290e..cf0eb3df4 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-monitor-transform.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor-transform.c
@@ -110,48 +110,76 @@ meta_monitor_transform_transform (MetaMonitorTransform transform,
 
 void
 meta_monitor_transform_transform_point (MetaMonitorTransform  transform,
-                                        int                   area_width,
-                                        int                   area_height,
-                                        int                   x,
-                                        int                   y,
-                                        int                  *out_x,
-                                        int                  *out_y)
+                                        int                  *area_width,
+                                        int                  *area_height,
+                                        int                  *point_x,
+                                        int                  *point_y)
 {
+  int old_x = *point_x;
+  int old_y = *point_y;
+  int old_width = *area_width;
+  int old_height = *area_height;
+  int new_x = 0;
+  int new_y = 0;
+  int new_width = 0;
+  int new_height = 0;
+
   switch (transform)
     {
     case META_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_NORMAL:
-      *out_x = x;
-      *out_y = y;
+      new_x = old_x;
+      new_y = old_y;
+      new_width = old_width;
+      new_height = old_height;
       break;
     case META_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_90:
-      *out_x = area_width - y;
-      *out_y = x;
+      new_x = old_y;
+      new_y = old_width - old_x;
+      new_width = old_height;
+      new_height = old_width;
       break;
     case META_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_180:
-      *out_x = area_width - x;
-      *out_y = area_height - y;
+      new_x = old_width - old_x;
+      new_y = old_height - old_y;
+      new_width = old_width;
+      new_height = old_height;
       break;
     case META_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_270:
-      *out_x = y,
-      *out_y = area_height - x;
+      new_x = old_height - old_y;
+      new_y = old_x;
+      new_width = old_height;
+      new_height = old_width;
       break;
     case META_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED:
-      *out_x = area_width - x;
-      *out_y = y;
+      new_x = old_width - old_x;
+      new_y = old_y;
+      new_width = old_width;
+      new_height = old_height;
       break;
     case META_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_90:
-      *out_x = area_width - y;
-      *out_y = area_height - x;
+      new_x = old_y;
+      new_y = old_x;
+      new_width = old_height;
+      new_height = old_width;
       break;
     case META_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_180:
-      *out_x = x;
-      *out_y = area_height - y;
+      new_x = old_x;
+      new_y = old_height - old_y;
+      new_width = old_width;
+      new_height = old_height;
       break;
     case META_MONITOR_TRANSFORM_FLIPPED_270:
-      *out_x = y;
-      *out_y = x;
+      new_x = old_height - old_y;
+      new_y = old_width - old_x;
+      new_width = old_height;
+      new_height = old_width;
       break;
     }
+
+  *point_x = new_x;
+  *point_y = new_y;
+  *area_width = new_width;
+  *area_height = new_height;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor-transform.h b/src/backends/meta-monitor-transform.h
index 7d3f0df7a..21454fb64 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-monitor-transform.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor-transform.h
@@ -64,12 +64,10 @@ MetaMonitorTransform meta_monitor_transform_transform (MetaMonitorTransform tran
                                                        MetaMonitorTransform other);
 
 void meta_monitor_transform_transform_point (MetaMonitorTransform  transform,
-                                             int                   area_width,
-                                             int                   area_height,
-                                             int                   x,
-                                             int                   y,
-                                             int                  *out_x,
-                                             int                  *out_y);
+                                             int                  *area_width,
+                                             int                  *area_height,
+                                             int                  *point_x,
+                                             int                  *point_y);
 
 void meta_monitor_transform_transform_matrix (MetaMonitorTransform  transform,
                                               graphene_matrix_t    *matrix);
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c
index 61e7f2ae3..d83512645 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c
@@ -575,8 +575,7 @@ calculate_crtc_cursor_hotspot (MetaCursorSprite     *cursor_sprite,
   width = meta_cursor_sprite_get_width (cursor_sprite);
   height = meta_cursor_sprite_get_height (cursor_sprite);
   meta_monitor_transform_transform_point (transform,
-                                          width, height,
-                                          hot_x, hot_y,
+                                          &width, &height,
                                           &hot_x, &hot_y);
   *hotspot = GRAPHENE_POINT_INIT (hot_x * scale, hot_y * scale);
 }