diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_cursors.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_cursors.cc
index 9159b2cb06..39de7942e9 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_cursors.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_cursors.cc
@@ -81,12 +81,14 @@ EditorCursor::~EditorCursor ()
 void
 EditorCursor::set_position (samplepos_t sample)
 {
-	if (_current_sample != sample) { PositionChanged (sample); }
+	if (_current_sample != sample) {
+		PositionChanged (sample);
+	}
 
-	double const new_pos = _editor.sample_to_pixel_unrounded (sample);
+	const double new_pos = _editor.sample_to_pixel (sample);
 
-	if (rint(new_pos) != rint(_track_canvas_item->x ())) {
-		_track_canvas_item->set_x (new_pos + 0.5);  //accommodate the 1/2 pixel "line" offset in cairo
+	if (new_pos != _track_canvas_item->x ()) {
+		_track_canvas_item->set_x (new_pos);
 	}
 
 	_current_sample = sample;