diff --git a/spells/cantrips/fathom-cursor b/spells/cantrips/fathom-cursor
index 0ca984c..f6f7494 100755
--- a/spells/cantrips/fathom-cursor
+++ b/spells/cantrips/fathom-cursor
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ fathom_cursor() {
     # Get the position of the cursor
     stty -echo
     printf "\033[6n"
-    IFS=';' read -r -d R ROW COL
+    oldIFS="$IFS"; IFS=';' read -r ROW COL
     stty echo
     position=$(printf "%s;%s" "${ROW#*[}" "${COL%%R*}")
+    IFS="$oldIFS"
 
     if $x && $y; then
         if $verbose; then