diff --git a/src/menu/menu.cpp b/src/menu/menu.cpp
index 0c6019a5f..a3e7532f9 100644
--- a/src/menu/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/menu.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ CVAR (Bool, show_obituaries, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 
 
 CVAR (Float, snd_menuvolume, 0.6f, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
-CVAR(Int, m_use_mouse, 1, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+CVAR(Int, m_use_mouse, 2, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CVAR(Int, m_show_backbutton, 0, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 
 DMenu *DMenu::CurrentMenu;