diff --git a/src/material/radio/_radio-common.scss b/src/material/radio/_radio-common.scss
index 517a2f3cc734..365cc0ac7d5b 100644
--- a/src/material/radio/_radio-common.scss
+++ b/src/material/radio/_radio-common.scss
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ $fallbacks: m3-radio.get-tokens();
     box-sizing: content-box;
     width: $_icon-size;
     height: $_icon-size;
-    cursor: pointer;
+    cursor: default;
 
     // This is something we inherited from MDC, but it shouldn't be necessary.
     // Removing it will likely lead to screenshot diffs.