diff --git a/inst/lib/Bric/Inst.pm b/inst/lib/Bric/Inst.pm
index 7bafde326..627a601a7 100644
--- a/inst/lib/Bric/Inst.pm
+++ b/inst/lib/Bric/Inst.pm
@@ -41,13 +41,28 @@ use strict;
 use File::Spec::Functions qw(catdir tmpdir catfile);
 eval { require Term::ReadPassword; import Term::ReadPassword 'read_password' };
 if ($@) {
-    print "#" x 79, "\n\n", <<END, "\n", "#" x 79, "\n";
-Bricolage installation requires Term::ReadPassword. Please install
-this Perl module from CPAN.
-END
-
-    exit 1;
+    # Poor man's Term::ReadPassword.
+    eval q{
+        use POSIX qw(:termios_h);
+        sub read_password {
+            print @_;
+            my $fd_stdin = fileno(STDIN);
+            my $term     = POSIX::Termios->new;
+            $term->getattr($fd_stdin);
+            my $oflags   = $term->getlflag;
+            my $no_echo  = $oflags & ~(ISIG | ECHO | ICANON);
+            $term->setlflag($no_echo);
+            $term->setattr($fd_stdin, TCSAFLUSH);
+            my $answer = <STDIN>;
+            $term->setlflag($oflags);
+            $term->setattr($fd_stdin, TCSAFLUSH);
+            chomp $answer;
+            print $/;
+            return $answer;
+        }
+    };
 }
+
 require Exporter;
 use base 'Exporter';
 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(soft_fail hard_fail ask_yesno ask_confirm ask_choice
diff --git a/lib/Bric/Changes.pod b/lib/Bric/Changes.pod
index af301f37c..f8af0990a 100644
--- a/lib/Bric/Changes.pod
+++ b/lib/Bric/Changes.pod
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ When displaying categories associated with a story when the
 C<ENABLE_CATEGORY_BROWSER> F<bricolage.conf> directive is true, the categories
 are now displayed in alphabetical order by URI. [David]
 
+=item *
+
+The installer no longer requires that L<Term::ReadPassword> be installed from
+the CPAN before it continues. It will use it if it finds it, but if not
+substitutes a simple implementation that does the trick (Bug #136). [David]
+
 =back
 
 =head2 Bug Fixes