diff --git a/system/options.nix b/system/options.nix
index 2fb33c40c2f..3ce8eb62414 100644
--- a/system/options.nix
+++ b/system/options.nix
@@ -2259,22 +2259,6 @@ in
     };
 
     
-    gpm = {
-      enable = mkOption {
-        default = false;
-        description = "
-          Whether to enable general purpose mouse daemon.
-        ";
-      };
-      protocol = mkOption {
-        default = "ps/2";
-        description = "
-          Mouse protocol to use.
-        ";
-      };
-    };
-    
-
     postfix = {
       enable = mkOption {
         default = false;
@@ -3035,6 +3019,7 @@ root        ALL=(ALL) SETENV: ALL
     (import ../upstart-jobs/pcmcia.nix)
 
     # services
+    (import ../upstart-jobs/gpm.nix)
     (import ../upstart-jobs/nagios/default.nix)
     (import ../upstart-jobs/zabbix-agent.nix)
     (import ../upstart-jobs/zabbix-server.nix)
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/default.nix b/upstart-jobs/default.nix
index 7604587fe1d..c63487c1b47 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/default.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/default.nix
@@ -406,12 +406,6 @@ let
       inherit (pkgs) stdenv hal;
     })
 
-  ++ optional config.services.gpm.enable 
-    (import ../upstart-jobs/gpm.nix {
-      inherit (pkgs) gpm;
-      gpmConfig = config.services.gpm;
-    })
-
   # Postfix mail server.
   ++ optional config.services.postfix.enable
     (import ../upstart-jobs/postfix.nix {
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/gpm.nix b/upstart-jobs/gpm.nix
index 798ad4041eb..ca55f1c8362 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/gpm.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/gpm.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,58 @@
-{gpm, gpmConfig}:
+{pkgs, config}:
 
-let 
+###### interface
+let
+  inherit (pkgs.lib) mkOption;
+
+  options = {
+    services = {
+      gpm = {
+        enable = mkOption {
+          default = false;
+          description = "
+            Whether to enable general purpose mouse daemon.
+          ";
+        };
+        protocol = mkOption {
+          default = "ps/2";
+          description = "
+            Mouse protocol to use.
+          ";
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+in
+
+###### implementation
+let
+  cfg = config.services.gpm;
+  ifEnable = pkgs.lib.ifEnable cfg.enable;
+
+  gpm = pkgs.gpm;
   gpmBin = "${gpm}/sbin/gpm";
 
+  job = {
+    name = "gpm";
+    job = ''
+      description = "General purpose mouse"
+
+      start on udev
+      stop on shutdown
+
+      respawn ${gpmBin} -m /dev/input/mice -t ${cfg.protocol} -D &>/dev/null
+    '';
+  };
 in
+
 {
-  name = "gpm";
-  job = ''
-    description = "General purpose mouse"
+  require = [
+    (import ../upstart-jobs/default.nix) # config.services.extraJobs
+    # /etc/security/console.perms (should be generated ?)
+    options
+  ];
 
-    start on udev
-    stop on shutdown
-
-    respawn ${gpmBin} -m /dev/input/mice -t ${gpmConfig.protocol} -D &>/dev/null
-  '';
+  services = {
+    extraJobs = ifEnable [job];
+  };
 }