diff -ru gpointing-device-settings-1.5.1-orig/modules/gnome-settings-daemon-plugins/gsd-pointing-device-plugin.c gpointing-device-settings-1.5.1/modules/gnome-settings-daemon-plugins/gsd-pointing-device-plugin.c
--- gpointing-device-settings-1.5.1-orig/modules/gnome-settings-daemon-plugins/gsd-pointing-device-plugin.c	2010-12-20 01:29:09.204274003 -0500
+++ gpointing-device-settings-1.5.1/modules/gnome-settings-daemon-plugins/gsd-pointing-device-plugin.c	2010-12-20 02:15:21.652274002 -0500
@@ -96,19 +96,21 @@
         XDevicePresenceNotifyEvent *notify_event = (XDevicePresenceNotifyEvent *)xev;
 
         device_info = gpds_xinput_utils_get_device_info_from_id(notify_event->deviceid, NULL);
-        if (notify_event->devchange == DeviceEnabled) {
-            GsdPointingDeviceManager *manager;
+        if (device_info) {
+            if (notify_event->devchange == DeviceEnabled) {
+                GsdPointingDeviceManager *manager;
 
-            if (has_manager(plugin, device_info->name))
-                return GDK_FILTER_CONTINUE;
+                if (has_manager(plugin, device_info->name))
+                    return GDK_FILTER_CONTINUE;
 
-            manager = gsd_pointing_device_manager_new(gdk_x11_get_xatom_name(device_info->type),
-                                                      device_info->name);
-            if (manager) {
-                gsd_pointing_device_manager_start(manager, NULL);
-                plugin->managers = g_list_prepend(plugin->managers, manager);
+                manager = gsd_pointing_device_manager_new(gdk_x11_get_xatom_name(device_info->type),
+                                                          device_info->name);
+                if (manager) {
+                    gsd_pointing_device_manager_start(manager, NULL);
+                    plugin->managers = g_list_prepend(plugin->managers, manager);
+                }
+            } else if (notify_event->devchange == DeviceRemoved) {
             }
-        } else if (notify_event->devchange == DeviceRemoved) {
         }
     }