diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/PagedView.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/PagedView.java
index fc82e540d8..9ef1fa8efe 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/PagedView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/PagedView.java
@@ -929,6 +929,9 @@ public abstract class PagedView extends ViewGroup {
          * of the down event.
          */
         final int pointerIndex = ev.findPointerIndex(mActivePointerId);
+        if (pointerIndex == -1) {
+            return;
+        }
         final float x = ev.getX(pointerIndex);
         final float y = ev.getY(pointerIndex);
         final int xDiff = (int) Math.abs(x - mLastMotionX);