diff --git a/kivy/input/providers/mtdev.py b/kivy/input/providers/mtdev.py
index 429aa78b6..f9bee3324 100644
--- a/kivy/input/providers/mtdev.py
+++ b/kivy/input/providers/mtdev.py
@@ -220,7 +220,10 @@ else:
                     queue.append((action, touch))
 
             def normalize(value, vmin, vmax):
-                return (value - vmin) / float(vmax - vmin)
+                try:
+                    return (value - vmin) / float(vmax - vmin)
+                except ZeroDivisionError:  # it's both in py2 and py3
+                    return (value - vmin)
 
             # open mtdev device
             _fn = input_fn