diff --git a/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java b/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
index b40628a92..7ce14f94a 100644
--- a/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
+++ b/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
@@ -1825,7 +1825,10 @@ class SDLSurface extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback,
 
         if (source == InputDevice.SOURCE_UNKNOWN) {
             InputDevice device = InputDevice.getDevice(deviceId);
-            source = device.getSources();
+			if ( device != null )
+			{
+				source = device.getSources();
+			}
         }
 
         if ((source & InputDevice.SOURCE_KEYBOARD) != 0) {