diff --git a/features.in/install2/config.mk b/features.in/install2/config.mk
index 0f959e29..b82aea7e 100644
--- a/features.in/install2/config.mk
+++ b/features.in/install2/config.mk
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ use/install2/vbox:
 use/install2/vmware:
 	@$(call add,STAGE1_KMODULES,vmware)
 	@$(call add,STAGE1_KMODULES,scsi)	# mptspi in led-ws
-	@$(call add,INSTALL2_PACKAGES,xorg-drv-vmware)
+	@$(call add,INSTALL2_PACKAGES,xorg-drv-vmware xorg-drv-vmmouse)
 
 # NB: sort of conflicts with use/install2/cleanup/vnc
 use/install2/vnc:
diff --git a/features.in/vmguest/config.mk b/features.in/vmguest/config.mk
index 9a95b741..691ec065 100644
--- a/features.in/vmguest/config.mk
+++ b/features.in/vmguest/config.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use/vmguest/vmware:
 	@$(call add,THE_KMODULES,scsi)	# mptspi.ko
 
 use/vmguest/vmware/x11: use/vmguest/vmware
-	@$(call add,THE_PACKAGES,xorg-drv-vmware)
+	@$(call add,THE_PACKAGES,xorg-drv-vmware xorg-drv-vmmouse)
 
 else