diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_timer.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_timer.c
index 89476473ae..4ddf8f082f 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_timer.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_timer.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ _ecore_timer_call(double when)
 	  {
 	     timers = _ecore_list_remove(timers, timer);
 	     _ecore_timer_call(when);
-	     if (timer->func(timer->data))
+	     if ((!timer->delete_me) && (timer->func(timer->data))))
 	       _ecore_timer_set(timer, timer->at + timer->in, timer->in, timer->func, timer->data);
 	     else
 	       free(timer);