Comment 7 for bug 713556

If this bug is really bothering you, you can apply one of these work-arounds:

1) Remove the input device /dev/input/jsX that is mapped to your mouse (I tested it and confirm it works)

2) Disable the joystick input via xinput (as described on the forums: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1663037) (I didn't test this, but other people seem to have success with it)

3) Add some udev rules as described here: https://gist.github.com/denilsonsa/978f1d842cf5430f57f6 (I tested this and it seems to work)