Index: gdm-2.15.10/gui/greeter/greeter_canvas_item.c
===================================================================
--- gdm-2.15.10.orig/gui/greeter/greeter_canvas_item.c
+++ gdm-2.15.10/gui/greeter/greeter_canvas_item.c
@@ -444,6 +444,8 @@ greeter_item_create_canvas_item (Greeter
     else if (gdm_config_get_bool (GDM_KEY_ENTRY_CIRCLES))
       gtk_entry_set_invisible_char (GTK_ENTRY (entry), 0x25cf);
 
+    gtk_entry_disable_cursor_blink_when_empty(entry);
+
     gtk_widget_modify_font (entry, item->data.text.fonts[GREETER_ITEM_STATE_NORMAL]);
 
     get_gdk_color_from_rgb (&c, item->data.text.colors[GREETER_ITEM_STATE_NORMAL]);
