diff --git a/src/common/platform/win32/i_input.cpp b/src/common/platform/win32/i_input.cpp
index 054c9959030..35f0b6638e8 100644
--- a/src/common/platform/win32/i_input.cpp
+++ b/src/common/platform/win32/i_input.cpp
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ bool CallHook(FInputDevice *device, HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPAR
 	return device->WndProcHook(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam, result);
 }
 
+extern void SetCursorState(bool visible);
+
 LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc (HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 {
 	LRESULT result;
@@ -415,7 +417,7 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc (HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 	case WM_SETCURSOR:
 		if (!CursorState)
 		{
-			SetCursor(NULL); // turn off window cursor
+			SetCursorState(false);
 			return TRUE;	// Prevent Windows from setting cursor to window class cursor
 		}
 		else
diff --git a/src/common/platform/win32/i_mouse.cpp b/src/common/platform/win32/i_mouse.cpp
index 37ee3570983..e7b4f27f68b 100644
--- a/src/common/platform/win32/i_mouse.cpp
+++ b/src/common/platform/win32/i_mouse.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ enum EMouseMode
 
 // PRIVATE FUNCTION PROTOTYPES ---------------------------------------------
 
-static void SetCursorState(bool visible);
+void SetCursorState(bool visible);
 static FMouse *CreateWin32Mouse();
 static FMouse *CreateDInputMouse();
 static FMouse *CreateRawMouse();
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR (Int, in_mouse, 0, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG|CVAR_NOINITCALL)
 
 static bool mouse_shown = true;
 
-static void SetCursorState(bool visible)
+void SetCursorState(bool visible)
 {
 	CursorState = visible || !m_hidepointer;
 	if (GetForegroundWindow() == mainwindow.GetHandle())