diff --git a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-tool-events.c b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-tool-events.c
index 58447b5d80..7ff3b65394 100644
--- a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-tool-events.c
+++ b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-tool-events.c
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ gimp_display_shell_check_device_cursor (GimpDisplayShell *shell)
 
   current_device = gimp_device_manager_get_current_device (manager);
 
-  shell->draw_cursor = ! gimp_device_info_has_cursor (current_device);
+  shell->draw_cursor = (current_device && ! gimp_device_info_has_cursor (current_device));
 }
 
 static void