diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
index f7a7bed51..3ed99b9ae 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output.h
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ void wlr_output_lock_attach_render(struct wlr_output *output, bool lock);
  */
 void wlr_output_lock_software_cursors(struct wlr_output *output, bool lock);
 /**
- * Render software cursors.
+ * Render software cursors. The damage is in buffer-local coordinate space.
  *
  * This is a utility function that can be called when compositors render.
  */
diff --git a/types/output/cursor.c b/types/output/cursor.c
index 7bc8d0d69..afa6b95bc 100644
--- a/types/output/cursor.c
+++ b/types/output/cursor.c
@@ -81,12 +81,6 @@ void wlr_output_add_software_cursors_to_render_pass(struct wlr_output *output,
 	int width, height;
 	wlr_output_transformed_resolution(output, &width, &height);
 
-	pixman_region32_t render_damage;
-	pixman_region32_init_rect(&render_damage, 0, 0, width, height);
-	if (damage != NULL) {
-		pixman_region32_intersect(&render_damage, &render_damage, damage);
-	}
-
 	struct wlr_output_cursor *cursor;
 	wl_list_for_each(cursor, &output->cursors, link) {
 		if (!cursor->enabled || !cursor->visible ||
@@ -101,20 +95,21 @@ void wlr_output_add_software_cursors_to_render_pass(struct wlr_output *output,
 
 		struct wlr_box box;
 		output_cursor_get_box(cursor, &box);
+		wlr_box_transform(&box, &box,
+			wlr_output_transform_invert(output->transform), width, height);
 
 		pixman_region32_t cursor_damage;
-		pixman_region32_init_rect(&cursor_damage, box.x, box.y, box.width, box.height);
-		pixman_region32_intersect(&cursor_damage, &cursor_damage, &render_damage);
+		pixman_region32_init_rect(&cursor_damage,
+			box.x, box.y, box.width, box.height);
+		if (damage != NULL) {
+			pixman_region32_intersect(&cursor_damage, &cursor_damage, damage);
+		}
+
 		if (!pixman_region32_not_empty(&cursor_damage)) {
 			pixman_region32_fini(&cursor_damage);
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		enum wl_output_transform transform =
-			wlr_output_transform_invert(output->transform);
-		wlr_box_transform(&box, &box, transform, width, height);
-		wlr_region_transform(&cursor_damage, &cursor_damage, transform, width, height);
-
 		wlr_render_pass_add_texture(render_pass, &(struct wlr_render_texture_options) {
 			.texture = texture,
 			.src_box = cursor->src_box,
@@ -125,8 +120,6 @@ void wlr_output_add_software_cursors_to_render_pass(struct wlr_output *output,
 
 		pixman_region32_fini(&cursor_damage);
 	}
-
-	pixman_region32_fini(&render_damage);
 }
 
 static void output_cursor_damage_whole(struct wlr_output_cursor *cursor) {
diff --git a/types/scene/wlr_scene.c b/types/scene/wlr_scene.c
index 16ed63a1a..b5863f476 100644
--- a/types/scene/wlr_scene.c
+++ b/types/scene/wlr_scene.c
@@ -2208,14 +2208,7 @@ bool wlr_scene_output_build_state(struct wlr_scene_output *scene_output,
 		}
 	}
 
-	pixman_region32_t cursor_damage;
-	pixman_region32_init(&cursor_damage);
-	pixman_region32_copy(&cursor_damage, &render_data.damage);
-	wlr_region_transform(&cursor_damage, &cursor_damage,
-		output->transform, resolution_width, resolution_height);
-	wlr_output_add_software_cursors_to_render_pass(output, render_pass, &cursor_damage);
-	pixman_region32_fini(&cursor_damage);
-
+	wlr_output_add_software_cursors_to_render_pass(output, render_pass, &render_data.damage);
 	pixman_region32_fini(&render_data.damage);
 
 	if (!wlr_render_pass_submit(render_pass)) {