diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/AppsCustomizePagedView.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/AppsCustomizePagedView.java
index a3d8f8d406..dc2402214d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/AppsCustomizePagedView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/AppsCustomizePagedView.java
@@ -669,6 +669,12 @@ public class AppsCustomizePagedView extends PagedViewWithDraggableItems implemen
             return false;
         }
 
+        // This can happen in some weird cases involving multi-touch. We can't start dragging the
+        // widget if this is null, so we break out.
+        if (mCreateWidgetInfo == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         // Compose the drag image
         Bitmap preview;
         Bitmap outline;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/PagedViewWidget.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/PagedViewWidget.java
index f78aa4ca1d..a6ea78f46c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/PagedViewWidget.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/PagedViewWidget.java
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ public class PagedViewWidget extends LinearLayout {
 
     class CheckForShortPress implements Runnable {
         public void run() {
+            if (sShortpressTarget != null) return;
             if (mShortPressListener != null) {
-                if (sShortpressTarget != null) return;
                 mShortPressListener.onShortPress(PagedViewWidget.this);
             }
             sShortpressTarget = PagedViewWidget.this;