diff --git a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
index 87f5f17531..86fd3ce04a 100644
--- a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
@@ -2147,6 +2147,8 @@ bool QGraphicsItem::hasCursor() const
 */
 void QGraphicsItem::unsetCursor()
 {
+    if (!d_ptr->hasCursor)
+        return;
     d_ptr->unsetExtra(QGraphicsItemPrivate::ExtraCursor);
     d_ptr->hasCursor = 0;
     if (d_ptr->scene) {