diff --git a/src/platformsupport/devicediscovery/qdevicediscovery_p.h b/src/platformsupport/devicediscovery/qdevicediscovery_p.h
index d9bd9a78e4..5485b73fd7 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/devicediscovery/qdevicediscovery_p.h
+++ b/src/platformsupport/devicediscovery/qdevicediscovery_p.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public:
     };
     Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(QDeviceTypes, QDeviceType)
 
-    static QDeviceDiscovery *create(QDeviceTypes type, QObject *parent);
+    static QDeviceDiscovery *create(QDeviceTypes type, QObject *parent = 0);
     ~QDeviceDiscovery();
 
     QStringList scanConnectedDevices();
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/qeglfsscreen.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/qeglfsscreen.cpp
index bd3601bf06..3f92d60aa2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/qeglfsscreen.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/eglfs/qeglfsscreen.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
 #include "qeglfswindow.h"
 #include "qeglfshooks.h"
 
+#if !defined(QT_NO_EVDEV) && (!defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) || defined(Q_OS_ANDROID_NO_SDK))
+#include <QtPlatformSupport/private/qdevicediscovery_p.h>
+#endif
+
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 QEglFSScreen::QEglFSScreen(EGLDisplay dpy)
@@ -56,7 +60,16 @@ QEglFSScreen::QEglFSScreen(EGLDisplay dpy)
     qWarning("QEglScreen %p\n", this);
 #endif
 
-    static int hideCursor = qgetenv("QT_QPA_EGLFS_HIDECURSOR").toInt();
+    QByteArray hideCursorVal = qgetenv("QT_QPA_EGLFS_HIDECURSOR");
+    bool hideCursor = false;
+    if (hideCursorVal.isEmpty()) {
+#if !defined(QT_NO_EVDEV) && (!defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) || defined(Q_OS_ANDROID_NO_SDK))
+        QScopedPointer<QDeviceDiscovery> dis(QDeviceDiscovery::create(QDeviceDiscovery::Device_Mouse));
+        hideCursor = dis->scanConnectedDevices().isEmpty();
+#endif
+    } else {
+        hideCursor = hideCursorVal.toInt() != 0;
+    }
     if (!hideCursor)
         m_cursor = QEglFSHooks::hooks()->createCursor(this);
 }