diff --git a/server/cursor-channel.c b/server/cursor-channel.c
index 8db3e86b..d61cf480 100644
--- a/server/cursor-channel.c
+++ b/server/cursor-channel.c
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ static void cursor_pipe_item_free(RedPipeItem *base)
     RedCursorPipeItem *pipe_item = SPICE_UPCAST(RedCursorPipeItem, base);
 
     cursor_cmd = pipe_item->red_cursor;
-    red_qxl_release_resource(pipe_item->qxl, cursor_cmd->release_info_ext);
     red_put_cursor_cmd(cursor_cmd);
     free(cursor_cmd);
 
diff --git a/server/red-worker.c b/server/red-worker.c
index 675c232e..5756bfd8 100644
--- a/server/red-worker.c
+++ b/server/red-worker.c
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ static gboolean red_process_cursor_cmd(RedWorker *worker, const QXLCommandExt *e
         free(cursor_cmd);
         return FALSE;
     }
+    red_qxl_release_resource(worker->qxl, cursor_cmd->release_info_ext);
     cursor_channel_process_cmd(worker->cursor_channel, cursor_cmd);
     return TRUE;
 }