diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
index 06e0185c5c..91f1d3ec65 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
@@ -2295,7 +2295,8 @@ public class Workspace extends SmoothPagedView
 
                         final LauncherAppWidgetHostView hostView = (LauncherAppWidgetHostView) cell;
                         AppWidgetProviderInfo pinfo = hostView.getAppWidgetInfo();
-                        if (pinfo.resizeMode != AppWidgetProviderInfo.RESIZE_NONE) {
+                        if (pinfo != null &&
+                                pinfo.resizeMode != AppWidgetProviderInfo.RESIZE_NONE) {
                             final Runnable addResizeFrame = new Runnable() {
                                 public void run() {
                                     DragLayer dragLayer = mLauncher.getDragLayer();