diff --git a/src/cursor-view.coffee b/src/cursor-view.coffee
index c564c5cba..5276965b5 100644
--- a/src/cursor-view.coffee
+++ b/src/cursor-view.coffee
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class CursorView extends View
     pixelPosition = @getPixelPosition()
 
     unless _.isEqual(@lastPixelPosition, pixelPosition)
-      changedPosition = true
+      @lastPixelPosition = pixelPosition
       @css(pixelPosition)
       @trigger 'cursor:moved'