diff --git a/src/xterm.css b/src/xterm.css
index 2fae4588..6e7d2f96 100644
--- a/src/xterm.css
+++ b/src/xterm.css
@@ -126,17 +126,17 @@
     line-height: normal;
 }
 
+.xterm {
+    cursor: text;
+}
+
 .xterm.enable-mouse-events {
     /* When mouse events are enabled (eg. tmux), revert to the standard pointer cursor */
     cursor: default;
 }
 
-.xterm:not(.enable-mouse-events) {
-    cursor: text;
-}
-
 .xterm.xterm-cursor-pointer {
-    cursor: pointer !important;
+    cursor: pointer;
 }
 
 .xterm .xterm-accessibility,