diff --git a/src/xterm.c b/src/xterm.c
index 36797bc0ab..88cd566cd3 100644
--- a/src/xterm.c
+++ b/src/xterm.c
@@ -20465,7 +20465,10 @@ handle_one_xevent (struct x_display_info *dpyinfo,
 	      device = xi_device_from_id (dpyinfo, xev->deviceid);

 	      if (!device)
-		goto XI_OTHER;
+		{
+		  fprintf (stderr, "device not found, %d\n", xev->deviceid);
+		  goto XI_OTHER;
+		}

 #ifdef HAVE_XINPUT2_2
 	      if (xev->flags & XIPointerEmulated)
--
2.30.2