diff --git a/engines/asylum/views/scene.cpp b/engines/asylum/views/scene.cpp
index 6cd159fc50d..6d152bb18f9 100644
--- a/engines/asylum/views/scene.cpp
+++ b/engines/asylum/views/scene.cpp
@@ -800,7 +800,8 @@ void Scene::updateMouse() {
 		newDirection = kDirectionSE;
 	}
 
-	updateCursor(newDirection, actorRect);
+	if (newDirection != kDirectionInvalid)
+		updateCursor(newDirection, actorRect);
 
 	if (newDirection >= kDirectionN)
 		if (player->getStatus() == kActorStatusWalking || player->getStatus() == kActorStatusWalking2)