2 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/perl-install/install/NEWS b/perl-install/install/NEWS
index db7980b63..6ec65d657 100644
--- a/perl-install/install/NEWS
+++ b/perl-install/install/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 - load evdev (thus fixing a crash)
+- load psmouse (it is now modular)
 
 Version 17.20 - 18 March 2016
 
diff --git a/perl-install/install/install2.pm b/perl-install/install/install2.pm
index 46e4d61c6..0c23ba92d 100644
--- a/perl-install/install/install2.pm
+++ b/perl-install/install/install2.pm
@@ -732,6 +732,9 @@ sub main {
     # perl_checker: require install::steps_stdio
     require "install/steps_$o->{interactive}.pm" if $o->{interactive};
 
+    # psmouse is now modular:
+    eval { modules::load("psmouse") };
+
     #- FIXME loading evdev should prevent crash of following line
     eval { modules::load("evdev") };