diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_win32_Windowing.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_win32_Windowing.cpp
index a15eafe4ed..13f9dd521d 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_win32_Windowing.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_win32_Windowing.cpp
@@ -5197,37 +5197,31 @@ void* MouseCursor::createStandardMouseCursor (const MouseCursor::StandardCursorT
 
         case DraggingHandCursor:
         {
-            static void* dragHandCursor = nullptr;
-
-            if (dragHandCursor == nullptr)
+            static void* dragHandCursor = []
             {
-                static const unsigned char dragHandData[] =
+                static const unsigned char dragHandData[]
                     { 71,73,70,56,57,97,16,0,16,0,145,2,0,0,0,0,255,255,255,0,0,0,0,0,0,33,249,4,1,0,0,2,0,44,0,0,0,0,16,0,
                       16,0,0,2,52,148,47,0,200,185,16,130,90,12,74,139,107,84,123,39,132,117,151,116,132,146,248,60,209,138,
                       98,22,203,114,34,236,37,52,77,217,247,154,191,119,110,240,193,128,193,95,163,56,60,234,98,135,2,0,59 };
 
-                dragHandCursor = CustomMouseCursorInfo (ImageFileFormat::loadFrom (dragHandData, sizeof (dragHandData)), { 8, 7 }).create();
-            }
+                return CustomMouseCursorInfo (ImageFileFormat::loadFrom (dragHandData, sizeof (dragHandData)), { 8, 7 }).create();
+            }();
 
             return dragHandCursor;
         }
 
         case CopyingCursor:
         {
-            static void* copyCursor = nullptr;
-
-            if (copyCursor == nullptr)
+            static void* copyCursor = []
             {
-                static unsigned char copyCursorData[] = {
-                    71,73,70,56,57,97,21,0,21,0,145,0,0,0,0,0,255,255,255,0,128,128,255,255,255,33,249,4,1,0,0,3,0,44,0,0,0,0,21,0,
-                    21,0,0,2,72,4,134,169,171,16,199,98,11,79,90,71,161,93,56,111,78,133,218,215,137,31,82,154,100,200,86,91,202,142,
-                    12,108,212,87,235,174, 15,54,214,126,237,226,37,96,59,141,16,37,18,201,142,157,230,204,51,112,252,114,147,74,83,
-                    5,50,68,147,208,217,16,71,149,252,124,5,0,59,0,0
-                };
-                const int copyCursorSize = 119;
+                static const unsigned char copyCursorData[]
+                    { 71,73,70,56,57,97,21,0,21,0,145,0,0,0,0,0,255,255,255,0,128,128,255,255,255,33,249,4,1,0,0,3,0,44,0,0,0,0,21,0,
+                      21,0,0,2,72,4,134,169,171,16,199,98,11,79,90,71,161,93,56,111,78,133,218,215,137,31,82,154,100,200,86,91,202,142,
+                      12,108,212,87,235,174, 15,54,214,126,237,226,37,96,59,141,16,37,18,201,142,157,230,204,51,112,252,114,147,74,83,
+                      5,50,68,147,208,217,16,71,149,252,124,5,0,59,0,0 };
 
-                copyCursor = CustomMouseCursorInfo (ImageFileFormat::loadFrom (copyCursorData, copyCursorSize), { 1, 3 }).create();
-            }
+                return CustomMouseCursorInfo (ImageFileFormat::loadFrom (copyCursorData, sizeof (copyCursorData)), { 1, 3 }).create();
+            }();
 
             return copyCursor;
         }