diff --git a/libevdev/libevdev.c b/libevdev/libevdev.c
index 445cc54..8d339f4 100644
--- a/libevdev/libevdev.c
+++ b/libevdev/libevdev.c
@@ -426,11 +426,14 @@ sync_state(struct libevdev *dev)
 	if (rc == 0 && libevdev_has_event_code(dev, EV_ABS, ABS_MT_SLOT))
 		rc = sync_mt_state(dev);
 
-	ev = queue_push(dev);
-	init_event(dev, ev, EV_SYN, SYN_REPORT, 0);
-
 	dev->queue_nsync = queue_num_elements(dev);
 
+	if (dev->queue_nsync > 0) {
+		ev = queue_push(dev);
+		init_event(dev, ev, EV_SYN, SYN_REPORT, 0);
+		dev->queue_nsync++;
+	}
+
 	return rc;
 }