diff --git a/gpm.init b/gpm.init
index af0c20c..041a385 100755
--- a/gpm.init
+++ b/gpm.init
@@ -11,17 +11,22 @@
 
 # source function library
 . /etc/init.d/functions
-[ -e /etc/sysconfig/gpm ] && . /etc/sysconfig/gpm
 
-MOUSECFG=/etc/sysconfig/gpm
+if test -e /etc/sysconfig/mouse
+then
+    source /etc/sysconfig/mouse
+    MOUSECFG=/etc/sysconfig/mouse
+elif test -e /etc/sysconfig/gpm
+then
+    source /etc/sysconfig/gpm
+    MOUSECFG=/etc/sysconfig/gpm
+fi
 
 RETVAL=0
 
 start() {
 	echo -n $"Starting console mouse services: "
-	if [ -f "$MOUSECFG" ]; then
-		. "$MOUSECFG"
-	else
+	if [ -z "$MOUSECFG" ]; then
 		echo $"(no mouse is configured)"
 		exit 0
 	fi
diff --git a/gpm.spec b/gpm.spec
index 52963d7..126241d 100644
--- a/gpm.spec
+++ b/gpm.spec
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ fi
 %{_libdir}/libgpm.so
 
 %changelog
-* Thu Sep 23 2004 Adrian Havill <havill@redhat.com> 1.20.1-53
-- change mouse config file from /etc/sysconfig/mouse to /etc/sysconfig/gpm
-  (#133141)
+* Thu Sep 23 2004 Adrian Havill <havill@redhat.com> 1.20.1-54
+- change init so that MOUSECFG fallsback to /etc/sysconfig/gpm if
+  /etc/sysconfig/mouse doesn't exist (#133141)
 - fixed compile vs new kernheaders (#131783)
 
 * Tue May 04 2004 Adrian Havill <havill@redhat.com> 1.20.1-49