diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.h
index 1be94d80e3..b574127b7b 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.h
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ class QDropEvent;
 class QWheelEvent;
 class QPaintEvent;
 
+#ifdef CursorShape
+#undef CursorShape
+#endif
+
 namespace lyx {
 namespace frontend {