diff --git a/input/svgalib_init.c b/input/svgalib_init.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1fae37ca1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/input/svgalib_init.c
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+/* SVGALib initialization */
+
+#include <conf.h>
+
+#ifdef __SVGALIB__
+
+#include "args.h"
+
+extern void d_mouse_init();
+
+void arch_svgalib_init()
+{
+ if (!args_find("-nomouse"))
+	d_mouse_init();
+}
+
+#endif /* __SVGALIB__ */