diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Cursor/GameplayCursor.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Cursor/GameplayCursor.cs
index 42d7e83750..ed9d52d0b7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Cursor/GameplayCursor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Cursor/GameplayCursor.cs
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ public OsuCursor()
             [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
             private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
             {
-                cursorScale = config.GetBindable<double>(OsuConfig.GameplayCursorSize);
-
                 Children = new Drawable[]
                 {
                     cursorContainer = new CircularContainer
@@ -63,7 +61,6 @@ private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
                         Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                         Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        Scale = new Vector2((float)cursorScale),
                         Masking = true,
                         BorderThickness = Size.X / 6,
                         BorderColour = Color4.White,
@@ -119,7 +116,9 @@ private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
                     },
                 };
 
+                cursorScale = config.GetBindable<double>(OsuConfig.GameplayCursorSize);
                 cursorScale.ValueChanged += scaleChanged;
+                cursorScale.TriggerChange();
             }
 
             private void scaleChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Cursor/MenuCursor.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Cursor/MenuCursor.cs
index 0f90a5aa0e..3ab6fa7093 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Cursor/MenuCursor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Cursor/MenuCursor.cs
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ public Cursor()
             [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
             private void load(OsuConfigManager config, TextureStore textures, OsuColour colour)
             {
-                cursorScale = config.GetBindable<double>(OsuConfig.MenuCursorSize);
-
                 Children = new Drawable[]
                 {
                     cursorContainer = new Container
@@ -122,7 +120,10 @@ private void load(OsuConfigManager config, TextureStore textures, OsuColour colo
                         }
                     }
                 };
+
+                cursorScale = config.GetBindable<double>(OsuConfig.MenuCursorSize);
                 cursorScale.ValueChanged += scaleChanged;
+                cursorScale.TriggerChange();
             }
 
             private void scaleChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)