diff -up clutter-1.16.0/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c.jx clutter-1.16.0/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
--- clutter-1.16.0/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c.jx	2013-09-22 13:22:30.000000000 -0400
+++ clutter-1.16.0/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c	2013-10-07 16:48:28.232916813 -0400
@@ -535,11 +535,6 @@ dispatch_one_event (ClutterEventSource *
       else if (e->code == BTN_TOOL_FINGER && e->value != AUTOREPEAT_VALUE)
 	{
 	  source->touching = e->value;
-	  if (e->value)
-	    {
-	      source->last_x = source->cur_x;
-	      source->last_y = source->cur_y;
-	    }
 	}
       else
 	{
@@ -580,6 +575,22 @@ dispatch_one_event (ClutterEventSource *
       break;
 
     case EV_ABS:
+      /* first touch is magic */
+      if (source->touching == 1)
+        {
+	  switch (e->code)
+	    {
+	    case ABS_X:
+	      source->last_x = source->cur_x = e->value;
+	      break;
+	    case ABS_Y:
+	      source->last_y = source->cur_y = e->value;
+	      source->touching = 2; /* note, assumes delivery order... */
+	      break;
+	    }
+	  break;
+	}
+
       switch (e->code)
 	{
 	case ABS_X: