diff --git a/docs/source/luascript/ref-render.rst b/docs/source/luascript/ref-render.rst
index 7cc1400b3cb..1ebe11df3e1 100644
--- a/docs/source/luascript/ref-render.rst
+++ b/docs/source/luascript/ref-render.rst
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ view.has_art (read-only)
     items that are not visible because the user has hidden the item collection
     that they belong to.
 view.show_pointers (read/write)
-    A Boolean that sets whether mouse and pon pointers should be displayed for
+    A Boolean that sets whether mouse and pen pointers should be displayed for
     the view.
 view.hide_inactive_pointers (read/write)
     A Boolean that sets whether mouse pointers for the view should be hidden
diff --git a/src/mame/layout/alphie.lay b/src/mame/layout/alphie.lay
index 3d3b591c31a..09e05057a96 100644
--- a/src/mame/layout/alphie.lay
+++ b/src/mame/layout/alphie.lay
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ authors:hap
 
 <!-- build screen -->
 
-	<view name="Internal Layout">
+	<view name="Internal Layout" showpointers="no">
 		<bounds left="-1.5" right="17.5" top="-0.5" bottom="14.5" />
 
 		<element name="0.0" ref="led"><bounds x="2" y="0" width="2" height="2" /></element>
diff --git a/src/mame/layout/autorace.lay b/src/mame/layout/autorace.lay
index 8a4b215cb35..356e4dc337f 100644
--- a/src/mame/layout/autorace.lay
+++ b/src/mame/layout/autorace.lay
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ authors:hap
 
 <!-- build screen -->
 
-	<view name="Internal Layout">
+	<view name="Internal Layout" showpointers="no">
 		<bounds left="16" right="24" top="5.8" bottom="34.5" />
 
 		<!-- bezel -->
diff --git a/src/mame/layout/microvision.lay b/src/mame/layout/microvision.lay
index 445e50c06c8..d293d2b1d83 100644
--- a/src/mame/layout/microvision.lay
+++ b/src/mame/layout/microvision.lay
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ authors:hap
 
 <!-- build screen -->
 
-	<view name="Internal Layout">
+	<view name="Internal Layout" showpointers="no">
 		<bounds left="0" right="18" top="0" bottom="18" />
 
 		<element ref="lcdw"><bounds x="0" y="0" width="18" height="18" /></element>
diff --git a/src/mame/layout/videoart.lay b/src/mame/layout/videoart.lay
index 590a1bd99ea..39d03924dde 100644
--- a/src/mame/layout/videoart.lay
+++ b/src/mame/layout/videoart.lay
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ authors:hap
 
 <!-- build screen -->
 
-	<view name="Internal Layout">
+	<view name="Internal Layout" showpointers="no">
 		<bounds left="0" right="400" top="0" bottom="310" />
 
 		<element ref="white"><bounds x="0" y="0" width="401" height="10" /></element>