diff --git a/types/data_device/wlr_data_device.c b/types/data_device/wlr_data_device.c
index 385ad9a6..e4e56d4a 100644
--- a/types/data_device/wlr_data_device.c
+++ b/types/data_device/wlr_data_device.c
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ static void data_device_set_selection(struct wl_client *client,
 		struct wl_resource *source_resource, uint32_t serial) {
 	struct wlr_seat_client *seat_client =
 		seat_client_from_data_device_resource(device_resource);
+	if (seat_client == NULL) {
+		return;
+	}
 
 	struct wlr_client_data_source *source = NULL;
 	if (source_resource != NULL) {
@@ -48,6 +51,10 @@ static void data_device_start_drag(struct wl_client *client,
 		uint32_t serial) {
 	struct wlr_seat_client *seat_client =
 		seat_client_from_data_device_resource(device_resource);
+	if (seat_client == NULL) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	struct wlr_surface *origin = wlr_surface_from_resource(origin_resource);
 
 	struct wlr_client_data_source *source = NULL;
@@ -201,9 +208,9 @@ static void data_device_manager_get_data_device(struct wl_client *client,
 	struct wlr_seat_client *seat_client =
 		wlr_seat_client_from_resource(seat_resource);
 
+	uint32_t version = wl_resource_get_version(manager_resource);
 	struct wl_resource *resource = wl_resource_create(client,
-		&wl_data_device_interface, wl_resource_get_version(manager_resource),
-		id);
+		&wl_data_device_interface, version, id);
 	if (resource == NULL) {
 		wl_resource_post_no_memory(manager_resource);
 		return;
@@ -244,8 +251,7 @@ static void data_device_manager_bind(struct wl_client *client,
 	struct wlr_data_device_manager *manager = data;
 
 	struct wl_resource *resource = wl_resource_create(client,
-		&wl_data_device_manager_interface,
-		version, id);
+		&wl_data_device_manager_interface, version, id);
 	if (resource == NULL) {
 		wl_client_post_no_memory(client);
 		return;
diff --git a/types/seat/wlr_seat.c b/types/seat/wlr_seat.c
index 41dcaae6..eba204dd 100644
--- a/types/seat/wlr_seat.c
+++ b/types/seat/wlr_seat.c
@@ -86,7 +86,12 @@ static void seat_client_handle_resource_destroy(
 		wl_resource_destroy(resource);
 	}
 	wl_resource_for_each_safe(resource, tmp, &client->data_devices) {
-		wl_resource_destroy(resource);
+		// Make the data device inert
+		wl_resource_set_user_data(resource, NULL);
+
+		struct wl_list *link = wl_resource_get_link(resource);
+		wl_list_remove(link);
+		wl_list_init(link);
 	}
 
 	wl_list_remove(&client->link);