diff --git a/include/DeprecationHelper.h b/include/DeprecationHelper.h
index 5bd9c739718..81bf47be88c 100644
--- a/include/DeprecationHelper.h
+++ b/include/DeprecationHelper.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ inline int horizontalAdvance(const QFontMetrics& metrics, const QString& text)
  * @param wheelEvent
  * @return the position of wheelEvent
  */
-inline QPoint position(QWheelEvent *wheelEvent)
+inline QPoint position(const QWheelEvent *wheelEvent)
 {
 #if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 15, 0))
 	return wheelEvent->position().toPoint();
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ inline QPoint position(QWheelEvent *wheelEvent)
  * @param me
  * @return the position of the mouse event
  */
-inline QPoint position(QMouseEvent* me)
+inline QPoint position(const QMouseEvent* me)
 {
 #if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0))
 	return me->position().toPoint();
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ inline QPoint position(QMouseEvent* me)
  * @param me
  * @return the position of the drop event
  */
-inline QPoint position(QDropEvent* de)
+inline QPoint position(const QDropEvent* de)
 {
 #if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0))
 	return de->position().toPoint();
diff --git a/plugins/AudioFileProcessor/AudioFileProcessorWaveView.cpp b/plugins/AudioFileProcessor/AudioFileProcessorWaveView.cpp
index 7ea30186578..cc71ebf853e 100644
--- a/plugins/AudioFileProcessor/AudioFileProcessorWaveView.cpp
+++ b/plugins/AudioFileProcessor/AudioFileProcessorWaveView.cpp
@@ -478,17 +478,11 @@ void AudioFileProcessorWaveView::reverse()
 	m_reversed = ! m_reversed;
 }
 
-void AudioFileProcessorWaveView::updateCursor(QMouseEvent * me)
+void AudioFileProcessorWaveView::updateCursor(const QMouseEvent * me)
 {
-	const auto pos = position(me);
-
 	bool const waveIsDragged = m_isDragging && (m_draggingType == DraggingType::Wave);
-	bool const pointerCloseToStartEndOrLoop = (me != nullptr) &&
-			(isCloseTo(pos.x(), m_startFrameX) ||
-			  isCloseTo(pos.x(), m_endFrameX) ||
-			  isCloseTo(pos.x(), m_loopFrameX));
 
-	if (!m_isDragging && pointerCloseToStartEndOrLoop)
+	if (!m_isDragging && pointerCloseToStartEndOrLoop(me))
 		setCursor(Qt::SizeHorCursor);
 	else if (waveIsDragged)
 		setCursor(Qt::ClosedHandCursor);
@@ -496,6 +490,18 @@ void AudioFileProcessorWaveView::updateCursor(QMouseEvent * me)
 		setCursor(Qt::OpenHandCursor);
 }
 
+bool AudioFileProcessorWaveView::pointerCloseToStartEndOrLoop(const QMouseEvent * me) const
+{
+	if (me == nullptr)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	const QPoint pos = position(me);
+
+	return isCloseTo(pos.x(), m_startFrameX) || isCloseTo(pos.x(), m_endFrameX) || isCloseTo(pos.x(), m_loopFrameX);
+}
+
 void AudioFileProcessorWaveView::configureKnobRelationsAndWaveViews()
 {
 	m_startKnob->setWaveView(this);
diff --git a/plugins/AudioFileProcessor/AudioFileProcessorWaveView.h b/plugins/AudioFileProcessor/AudioFileProcessorWaveView.h
index 1251501b02d..43fb4a68849 100644
--- a/plugins/AudioFileProcessor/AudioFileProcessorWaveView.h
+++ b/plugins/AudioFileProcessor/AudioFileProcessorWaveView.h
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ public slots:
 
 	void updateGraph();
 	void reverse();
-	void updateCursor(QMouseEvent* me = nullptr);
+	void updateCursor(const QMouseEvent* me = nullptr);
+	bool pointerCloseToStartEndOrLoop(const QMouseEvent* me) const;
 
 	void configureKnobRelationsAndWaveViews();