diff --git a/core/java/android/gesture/LetterRecognizer.java b/core/java/android/gesture/LetterRecognizer.java
index b26b3f2c5a2fb..9e801ed435629 100644
--- a/core/java/android/gesture/LetterRecognizer.java
+++ b/core/java/android/gesture/LetterRecognizer.java
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ public class LetterRecognizer {
                 case 1:
                     classifier = readV1(in);
                     break;
+                default:
+                    Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Couldn't load handwriting data: version " + version +
+                            " not supported");
+                    break;
             }
 
         } catch (IOException e) {
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java b/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
index e896d5839d6d7..3c827a0bad9cd 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
@@ -3864,6 +3864,10 @@ public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements Te
         GesturesProcessor() {
             mRecognizer = LetterRecognizer.getLetterRecognizer(getContext(),
                     LetterRecognizer.RECOGNIZER_LATIN_LOWERCASE);
+            if (mRecognizer == null) {
+                dismissGesturesPopup();
+                mGestures = GESTURES_NONE;
+            }
             if (mGestures == GESTURES_FILTER) {
                 mKeyMap = KeyCharacterMap.load(KeyCharacterMap.BUILT_IN_KEYBOARD);
                 mHolder = new char[1];