diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_win.c b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_win.c
index d261d39953..e320795d5f 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_win.c
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_win.c
@@ -9226,6 +9226,7 @@ _ui_buffer_get(Ecore_Evas_Selection_Buffer buffer)
 void
 _register_selection_changed(Efl_Ui_Selection *selection)
 {
+   if (!selection) return;
    ELM_WIN_DATA_GET(efl_provider_find(selection, EFL_UI_WIN_CLASS), pd);
 
    eina_array_push(pd->planned_changes, selection);
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_cnp.c b/src/lib/elementary/elm_cnp.c
index ded6e10503..2c6578ef82 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_cnp.c
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_cnp.c
@@ -127,6 +127,18 @@ elm_cnp_selection_set(Evas_Object *obj, Elm_Sel_Type selection,
    Eina_Array *tmp;
    unsigned char *mem_buf = NULL;
 
+   if (!obj)
+     {
+        ERR("elm_cnp_selection_set() passed NULL object");
+        return EINA_FALSE;
+     }
+   ee = ecore_evas_ecore_evas_get(evas_object_evas_get(obj));
+   if (!ee)
+     {
+        ERR("elm_cnp_selection_set() can't fine ecore_evas for obj %p", obj);
+        return EINA_FALSE;
+     }
+
    if (format == ELM_SEL_FORMAT_TEXT && ((char*)buf)[buflen - 1] != '\0')
      {
         mem_buf = eina_memdup((unsigned char *)buf, buflen, EINA_TRUE);
@@ -139,8 +151,6 @@ elm_cnp_selection_set(Evas_Object *obj, Elm_Sel_Type selection,
         data.len = buflen;
      }
 
-   ee = ecore_evas_ecore_evas_get(evas_object_evas_get(obj));
-
    if (format == ELM_SEL_FORMAT_IMAGE)
      {
         tmp = _elm_sel_from_content_to_mime_type(buf, buflen);