diff --git a/common/rfb/Cursor.cxx b/common/rfb/Cursor.cxx
index ffbe955..99df82d 100644
--- a/common/rfb/Cursor.cxx
+++ b/common/rfb/Cursor.cxx
@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@
   buffer.setPF(format);
   buffer.setSize(clippedRect.width(), clippedRect.height());
 
+  // Bail out early to avoid pestering the framebuffer with
+  // bogus coordinates
+  if (clippedRect.area() == 0)
+    return;
+
   data = framebuffer->getBuffer(buffer.getRect(offset), &stride);
   buffer.imageRect(buffer.getRect(), data, stride);