diff --git a/src/input_event.cpp b/src/input_event.cpp
index a6178509b1..9a4d3c5ba0 100644
--- a/src/input_event.cpp
+++ b/src/input_event.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ MouseEvent::MouseEvent(QEvent::Type type, const QPointF &pos, Qt::MouseButton bu
 WheelEvent::WheelEvent(const QPointF &pos, qreal delta, qint32 deltaV120, Qt::Orientation orientation,
                        Qt::MouseButtons buttons, Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers, InputRedirection::PointerAxisSource source,
                        std::chrono::microseconds timestamp, InputDevice *device)
-    : QWheelEvent(pos, pos, QPoint(), (orientation == Qt::Horizontal) ? QPoint(delta, 0) : QPoint(0, delta), buttons, modifiers, Qt::NoScrollPhase, device->isNaturalScroll())
+    : QWheelEvent(pos, pos, QPoint(), (orientation == Qt::Horizontal) ? QPoint(delta, 0) : QPoint(0, delta), buttons, modifiers, Qt::NoScrollPhase, device ? device->isNaturalScroll() : false)
     , m_device(device)
     , m_orientation(orientation)
     , m_delta(delta)