diff -ru gnupg-2.0.16-orig/scd/apdu.c gnupg-2.0.16-patched/scd/apdu.c
--- gnupg-2.0.16-orig/scd/apdu.c	2010-03-17 14:11:30.000000000 +0200
+++ gnupg-2.0.16-patched/scd/apdu.c	2010-10-22 15:17:22.000000000 +0300
@@ -1457,6 +1457,21 @@
 static int
 reset_pcsc_reader (int slot)
 {
+  int ret;
+  unsigned int status;
+
+  ret = pcsc_get_status(slot, &status);
+  if (ret != 0)
+  {
+    return ret;
+  }
+
+  log_debug ("status %d\n", status);
+  if (status == 0)
+  {
+      return SW_HOST_NO_CARD;
+  }
+
 #ifdef NEED_PCSC_WRAPPER
   return reset_pcsc_reader_wrapped (slot);
 #else