1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/sway/input/seat.c b/sway/input/seat.c
index e7b6e0c5..b783a84f 100644
--- a/sway/input/seat.c
+++ b/sway/input/seat.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #define _XOPEN_SOURCE 700
 #define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 199309L
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #ifdef __linux__
 #include <linux/input-event-codes.h>
 #elif __FreeBSD__
@@ -696,8 +697,14 @@ void seat_set_focus_warp(struct sway_seat *seat,
                                 config->urgent_timeout > 0) {
                         view->urgent_timer = wl_event_loop_add_timer(server.wl_event_loop,
                                         handle_urgent_timeout, view);
-                        wl_event_source_timer_update(view->urgent_timer,
-                                        config->urgent_timeout);
+                        if (view->urgent_timer) {
+                                wl_event_source_timer_update(view->urgent_timer,
+                                                config->urgent_timeout);
+                        } else {
+                                wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Unable to create urgency timer (%s)",
+                                                strerror(errno));
+                                handle_urgent_timeout(view);
+                        }
                 } else {
                         view_set_urgent(view, false);
                 }