diff --git a/alsamixer/mainloop.c b/alsamixer/mainloop.c
index cdbe28e..bf3f70d 100644
--- a/alsamixer/mainloop.c
+++ b/alsamixer/mainloop.c
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ void initialize_curses(bool use_color, bool use_mouse)
 #endif
 	window_size_changed(); /* update screen_lines/cols */
 	init_colors(use_color);
-	if (use_mouse && has_mouse())
+	if (use_mouse)
 		mousemask(ALL_MOUSE_EVENTS, NULL);
+
 	snd_lib_error_set_handler(black_hole_error_handler);
 }