diff --git a/src/drivers/Wayland/Fl_Wayland_Screen_Driver.cxx b/src/drivers/Wayland/Fl_Wayland_Screen_Driver.cxx
index d7f6a32be..ed9ae1313 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Wayland/Fl_Wayland_Screen_Driver.cxx
+++ b/src/drivers/Wayland/Fl_Wayland_Screen_Driver.cxx
@@ -1227,7 +1227,10 @@ void Fl_Wayland_Screen_Driver::close_display() {
   }
   wl_subcompositor_destroy(wl_subcompositor); wl_subcompositor = NULL;
   wl_surface_destroy(seat->cursor_surface); seat->cursor_surface = NULL;
-  wl_cursor_theme_destroy(seat->cursor_theme); seat->cursor_theme = NULL;
+  if (seat->cursor_theme) {
+    wl_cursor_theme_destroy(seat->cursor_theme);
+    seat->cursor_theme = NULL;
+  }
   wl_compositor_destroy(wl_compositor); wl_compositor = NULL;
   wl_shm_destroy(wl_shm); wl_shm = NULL;
   if (seat->wl_keyboard) {
diff --git a/src/drivers/Wayland/Fl_Wayland_Window_Driver.cxx b/src/drivers/Wayland/Fl_Wayland_Window_Driver.cxx
index 080f7f149..fc3d22801 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Wayland/Fl_Wayland_Window_Driver.cxx
+++ b/src/drivers/Wayland/Fl_Wayland_Window_Driver.cxx
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ void Fl_Wayland_Window_Driver::resize_after_screen_change(void *data) {
 int Fl_Wayland_Window_Driver::set_cursor(Fl_Cursor c) {
   Fl_Wayland_Screen_Driver *scr_driver = (Fl_Wayland_Screen_Driver*)Fl::screen_driver();
   struct wld_window *xid = (struct wld_window *)Fl_Window_Driver::xid(pWindow);
-
+  if (!scr_driver->seat->cursor_theme) return 1;
   // Cursor names are the files of directory /usr/share/icons/XXXX/cursors/
   // where XXXX is the name of the current 'cursor theme'.
   switch (c) {