diff --git a/src/bsd_mouse.c b/src/bsd_mouse.c
index e9e2649..14b529d 100644
--- a/src/bsd_mouse.c
+++ b/src/bsd_mouse.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ SupportedInterfaces(void)
 #elif defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
     return MSE_SERIAL | MSE_BUS | MSE_PS2 | MSE_AUTO | MSE_MISC;
 #else
-    return MSE_SERIAL | MSE_BUS | MSE_PS2 | MSE_XPS2 | MSE_AUTO;
+    return MSE_SERIAL | MSE_BUS | MSE_PS2 | MSE_XPS2 | MSE_AUTO | MSE_MISC;
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -454,31 +454,6 @@ wsconsPreInit(InputInfoPtr pInfo, const char *protocol, int flags)
 {
     MouseDevPtr pMse = pInfo->private;
 
-    pMse->protocol = protocol;
-    xf86Msg(X_CONFIG, "%s: Protocol: %s\n", pInfo->name, protocol);
-
-    /* Collect the options, and process the common options. */
-    COLLECT_INPUT_OPTIONS(pInfo, NULL);
-    xf86ProcessCommonOptions(pInfo, pInfo->options);
-
-    /* Check if the device can be opened. */
-    pInfo->fd = xf86OpenSerial(pInfo->options);
-    if (pInfo->fd == -1) {
-	if (xf86GetAllowMouseOpenFail())
-	    xf86Msg(X_WARNING, "%s: cannot open input device\n", pInfo->name);
-	else {
-	    xf86Msg(X_ERROR, "%s: cannot open input device\n", pInfo->name);
-	    free(pMse);
-	    pInfo->private = NULL;
-	    return FALSE;
-	}
-    }
-    xf86CloseSerial(pInfo->fd);
-    pInfo->fd = -1;
-
-    /* Process common mouse options (like Emulate3Buttons, etc). */
-    pMse->CommonOptions(pInfo);
-
     /* Setup the local input proc. */
     pInfo->read_input = wsconsReadInput;
     pMse->xisbscale = sizeof(struct wscons_event);
diff --git a/src/mouse.c b/src/mouse.c
index d2377ad..0babc29 100644
--- a/src/mouse.c
+++ b/src/mouse.c
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ static MouseProtocolRec mouseProtocols[] = {
 
     /* Misc (usually OS-specific) */
     { "SysMouse",		MSE_MISC,	mlDefaults,	PROT_SYSMOUSE },
+    { "WSMouse",		MSE_MISC,	NULL,		PROT_WSMOUSE },
 
     /* end of list */
     { NULL,			MSE_NONE,	NULL,		PROT_UNKNOWN }
@@ -843,6 +844,9 @@ MousePickProtocol(InputInfoPtr pInfo, const char* device,
 
     *protocolID_out = protocolID;
 
+    if (protocolID == PROT_WSMOUSE && osInfo->PreInit)
+        osInfo->PreInit(pInfo, protocol, 0);
+
     return protocol;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mouse.h b/src/mouse.h
index 9f5b47e..6e63c54 100644
--- a/src/mouse.h
+++ b/src/mouse.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ typedef enum {
     PROT_BM,
     PROT_AUTO,
     PROT_SYSMOUSE,
+    PROT_WSMOUSE,
     PROT_NUMPROTOS	/* This must always be last. */
 } MouseProtocolID;