diff --git a/spacemacs/packages.el b/spacemacs/packages.el
index e7123e132..c5421a1bf 100644
--- a/spacemacs/packages.el
+++ b/spacemacs/packages.el
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ which require an initialization must be listed explicitly in the list.")
       (defun set-default-evil-motion-state-cursor ()
         (setq evil-motion-state-cursor '("purple" box)))
       (defun set-default-evil-lisp-state-cursor ()
-        (setq evil-lisp-state-cursor '("DeepSkyBlue" (bar . 2))))
+        (setq evil-lisp-state-cursor '("DeepSkyBlue" box)))
       (defun evil-insert-state-cursor-hide ()
         (setq evil-insert-state-cursor '("green3" (hbar . 0))))
       (set-default-evil-emacs-state-cursor)