diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/preferred-xorg-versions.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/preferred-xorg-versions.inc
index 109491f498..23eaace4b0 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/preferred-xorg-versions.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/preferred-xorg-versions.inc
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_libxcb ?= "1.7"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_libxcb-nativesdk ?= "1.7"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_libpciaccess ?= "0.12.1"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_xf86-input-evdev ?= "2.6.0"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_xf86-input-mouse ?= "1.6.0"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_xf86-input-mouse ?= "1.7.0"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_xf86-input-keyboard ?= "1.6.0"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_xf86-input-synaptics ?= "1.4.0"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_xf86-video-intel ?= "2.14.0"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xf86-input-mouse/unbreak.patch b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xf86-input-mouse/unbreak.patch
index 665b320df1..6930864ede 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xf86-input-mouse/unbreak.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xf86-input-mouse/unbreak.patch
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ Unbreak the linux mouse driver by using config.h
 
 RP - 4/11/07
 
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+
 Index: git/src/lnx_mouse.c
 ===================================================================
 --- git.orig/src/lnx_mouse.c	2008-11-04 23:46:05.000000000 +0000
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xf86-input-mouse_1.6.0.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xf86-input-mouse_1.7.0.bb
similarity index 76%
rename from meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xf86-input-mouse_1.6.0.bb
rename to meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xf86-input-mouse_1.7.0.bb
index 61d73e191b..fbc2c6691b 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xf86-input-mouse_1.6.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xf86-input-mouse_1.7.0.bb
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ driver."
 
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=237eb1d1a602d29ef2af62d8fba60f19"
 
-SRC_URI[md5sum] = "cef849b1a2743d2e84de98422f372974"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "c7ae245e5168276346145f196d1d1faed618f41d5174a2031c71fab6e1a2fbdb"
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "7f31472689c15b6de62eff04d0fb57d7"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "4e989542b5e9e0c5f9087288b18e70de1064dd27c83a4bc6dce58f3ea9d74994"