diff --git a/kcms/mouse/backends/x11/x11_libinput_dummydevice.cpp b/kcms/mouse/backends/x11/x11_libinput_dummydevice.cpp
--- a/kcms/mouse/backends/x11/x11_libinput_dummydevice.cpp
+++ b/kcms/mouse/backends/x11/x11_libinput_dummydevice.cpp
@@ -20,24 +20,28 @@
 
 #include <libinput-properties.h>
 
-#include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <X11/Xatom.h>
 #include <X11/extensions/XInput2.h>
+#include <X11/extensions/XInput.h>
+
+static Atom s_touchpadAtom;
 
 template<typename Callback>
-static void XI2ForallPointerDevices(Display* dpy, const Callback& callback)
+static void XIForallPointerDevices(Display* dpy, const Callback& callback)
 {
     int ndevices_return;
-    XIDeviceInfo* info = XIQueryDevice(dpy, XIAllDevices, &ndevices_return);
+    XDeviceInfo *info = XListInputDevices(dpy, &ndevices_return);
     if (!info) {
         return;
     }
     for (int i = 0; i < ndevices_return; ++i) {
-        if ((info + i)->use == XISlavePointer) {
-            callback(info + i);
+        XDeviceInfo *dev = info + i;
+        if ((dev->use == IsXPointer || dev->use == IsXExtensionPointer) &&
+                dev->type != s_touchpadAtom) {
+            callback(dev);
         }
     }
-    XIFreeDeviceInfo(info);
+    XFreeDeviceList(info);
 }
 
 struct ScopedXDeleter {
@@ -61,16 +65,17 @@
 template<>
 void valueWriterPart<bool>(bool val, Atom valAtom, Display *dpy)
 {
-    XI2ForallPointerDevices(dpy, [&] (XIDeviceInfo *info) {
+    XIForallPointerDevices(dpy, [&] (XDeviceInfo *info) {
+        int deviceid = info->id;
         Status status;
         Atom type_return;
         int format_return;
         unsigned long num_items_return;
         unsigned long bytes_after_return;
 
         unsigned char *_data = nullptr;
         //data returned is an 1 byte boolean
-        status = XIGetProperty(dpy, info->deviceid, valAtom, 0, 1,
+        status = XIGetProperty(dpy, deviceid, valAtom, 0, 1,
                                False, XA_INTEGER, &type_return, &format_return,
                                &num_items_return, &bytes_after_return, &_data);
         if (status != Success) {
@@ -87,16 +92,17 @@
 
         unsigned char sendVal = val ? 1 : 0;
 
-        XIChangeProperty(dpy, info->deviceid, valAtom, XA_INTEGER,
+        XIChangeProperty(dpy, deviceid, valAtom, XA_INTEGER,
                          8, XIPropModeReplace, &sendVal, 1);
 
     });
 }
 
 template<>
 void valueWriterPart<qreal>(qreal val, Atom valAtom, Display *dpy)
 {
-    XI2ForallPointerDevices(dpy, [&] (XIDeviceInfo *info) {
+    XIForallPointerDevices(dpy, [&] (XDeviceInfo *info) {
+        int deviceid = info->id;
         Status status;
         Atom float_type = XInternAtom (dpy, "FLOAT", False);
         Atom type_return;
@@ -106,7 +112,7 @@
 
         unsigned char *_data = nullptr;
         //data returned is an 1 byte boolean
-        status = XIGetProperty(dpy, info->deviceid, valAtom, 0, 1,
+        status = XIGetProperty(dpy, deviceid, valAtom, 0, 1,
                                False, float_type, &type_return, &format_return,
                                &num_items_return, &bytes_after_return, &_data);
         if (status != Success) {
@@ -125,7 +131,7 @@
         float *sendPtr = (float*)buffer;
         *sendPtr = val;
 
-        XIChangeProperty(dpy, info->deviceid, valAtom, float_type,
+        XIChangeProperty(dpy, deviceid, valAtom, float_type,
                          format_return, XIPropModeReplace, buffer, 1);
 
     });
@@ -161,6 +167,8 @@
 
     m_supportsNaturalScroll.val = true;
     m_naturalScrollEnabledByDefault.val = false;
+
+    s_touchpadAtom = XInternAtom(m_dpy, XI_TOUCHPAD, True);
 }
 
 X11LibinputDummyDevice::~X11LibinputDummyDevice()