diff --git a/src/java/org/lwjgl/input/Mouse.java b/src/java/org/lwjgl/input/Mouse.java
index ae353d1d..c875e571 100644
--- a/src/java/org/lwjgl/input/Mouse.java
+++ b/src/java/org/lwjgl/input/Mouse.java
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@ public class Mouse {
 	public static void create() throws LWJGLException {
 		if (!Display.isCreated()) throw new IllegalStateException("Display must be created prior to creating mouse");
 
-		initialize();
+		if (!initialized)
+			initialize();
 		if (created) { return; }
 		nCreate();
 		hasWheel = nHasWheel();