diff --git a/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalPainter.cpp b/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalPainter.cpp
index 6872646a2..47d290209 100644
--- a/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalPainter.cpp
+++ b/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalPainter.cpp
@@ -584,14 +584,12 @@ void TerminalPainter::updateCursorTextColor(const QColor &backgroundColor, QColo
     }
 }
 
-void TerminalPainter::drawCursor(QPainter &painter, const QRectF &rect, const QColor &foregroundColor, const QColor &backgroundColor, QColor &characterColor)
+void TerminalPainter::drawCursor(QPainter &painter, const QRectF &cursorRect, const QColor &foregroundColor, const QColor &backgroundColor, QColor &characterColor)
 {
     if (m_parentDisplay->cursorBlinking()) {
         return;
     }
 
-    const QRectF& cursorRect = rect;
-
     QColor color = m_parentDisplay->terminalColor()->cursorColor();
     QColor cursorColor = color.isValid() ? color : foregroundColor;
 
diff --git a/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalPainter.h b/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalPainter.h
index a5fea25c8..55159dc32 100644
--- a/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalPainter.h
+++ b/src/terminalDisplay/TerminalPainter.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ private:
 
     void updateCursorTextColor(const QColor &backgroundColor, QColor &characterColor);
     // draws the cursor character
-    void drawCursor(QPainter &painter, const QRectF &rect, const QColor &foregroundColor, const QColor &backgroundColor, QColor &characterColor);
+    void drawCursor(QPainter &painter, const QRectF &cursorRect, const QColor &foregroundColor, const QColor &backgroundColor, QColor &characterColor);
 
     TerminalDisplay *m_parentDisplay = nullptr;
     void drawBelowText(QPainter &painter,