diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index 058429c9..be5d296e 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ void CInputManager::setPointerConfigs() {
 
                     const auto CONFIG = libinput_config_accel_create(LIBINPUT_CONFIG_ACCEL_PROFILE_CUSTOM);
                     libinput_config_accel_set_points(CONFIG, LIBINPUT_ACCEL_TYPE_MOTION, step, points.size(), points.data());
-                    libinput_device_config_accel_set_profile(LIBINPUTDEV, LIBINPUT_CONFIG_ACCEL_PROFILE_CUSTOM);
+                    libinput_device_config_accel_apply(LIBINPUTDEV, CONFIG);
                     libinput_config_accel_destroy(CONFIG);
                 } catch (std::exception& e) { Debug::log(ERR, "Invalid values in custom accel profile"); }
             } else {