diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_image.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_image.c
index a46c292f8e..28ffb4d738 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_image.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_image.c
@@ -2351,7 +2351,11 @@ _proxy_subrender(Evas *e, Evas_Object *source)
    evas_render_mapped(e, source, ctx, source->proxy.surface,
                       -source->cur.geometry.x,
                       -source->cur.geometry.y,
-                      1, 0, 0, e->output.w, e->output.h);
+                      1, 0, 0, e->output.w, e->output.h
+#ifdef REND_DGB
+                      , 1
+#endif
+                      );
    e->engine.func->context_free(e->engine.data.output, ctx);
    source->proxy.surface = e->engine.func->image_dirty_region
       (e->engine.data.output, source->proxy.surface, 0, 0, w, h);
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_render.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_render.c
index b340ceee19..7c5ce10fc0 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_render.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_render.c
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 #include "evas_cs2_private.h"
 #endif
 
-// debug rendering
-/* #define REND_DGB 1 */
+/* debug rendering
+ * NOTE: Define REND_DGB 1 in evas_private.h to enable debugging. Don't define
+ * it here since the flag is used on other places too. */
+
 /* #define STDOUT_DBG 1 */
 
 #ifdef REND_DGB
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_private.h b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_private.h
index 16c749b317..e34070e115 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_private.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_private.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #define RENDER_METHOD_INVALID            0x00000000
 
+/* #define REND_DGB 1 */
+
 typedef struct _Evas_Layer                  Evas_Layer;
 typedef struct _Evas_Size                   Evas_Size;
 typedef struct _Evas_Aspect                 Evas_Aspect;
@@ -1072,7 +1074,11 @@ EAPI const char *_evas_module_libdir_get(void);
 Eina_Bool evas_render_mapped(Evas *e, Evas_Object *obj, 
                              void *context, void *surface,
                              int off_x, int off_y, int mapped,
-                             int ecx, int ecy, int ecw, int ech);
+                             int ecx, int ecy, int ecw, int ech
+#ifdef REND_DGB
+                             , int level
+#endif
+                             );
 void evas_render_invalidate(Evas *e);
 void evas_render_object_recalc(Evas_Object *obj);