diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/software_x11/evas_xcb_outbuf.c b/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/software_x11/evas_xcb_outbuf.c
index b84ee16aae..9e6b8d156b 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/software_x11/evas_xcb_outbuf.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/software_x11/evas_xcb_outbuf.c
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@ evas_software_xcb_outbuf_new_region_for_update(Outbuf *buf, int x, int y, int w,
              return NULL;
           }
 
-        if (!eina_array_push(&buf->priv.onebuf_regions, rect))
+        if ((eina_array_push(&buf->priv.onebuf_regions, rect)) &&
+            (buf->priv.onebuf))
           {
              if (cx) *cx = x;
              if (cy) *cy = y;
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/software_x11/evas_xlib_outbuf.c b/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/software_x11/evas_xlib_outbuf.c
index ab4e777a4a..c2e1a9abfc 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/software_x11/evas_xlib_outbuf.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/software_x11/evas_xlib_outbuf.c
@@ -382,7 +382,8 @@ evas_software_xlib_outbuf_new_region_for_update(Outbuf *buf, int x, int y, int w
              return NULL;
           }
 
-        if (!eina_array_push(&buf->priv.onebuf_regions, rect))
+        if ((eina_array_push(&buf->priv.onebuf_regions, rect)) &&
+            (buf->priv.onebuf))
 	  {
 	     *cx = x;
 	     *cy = y;