diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas_x.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas_x.c
index 072ca4786c..5482790849 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas_x.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas_x.c
@@ -611,7 +611,8 @@ _ecore_evas_x_event_property_change(void *data __UNUSED__, int type __UNUSED__,
 		     default:
 		        break;
 		    }
-	       }	     
+	       }
+	     free(state);
 	  }
 	
 	if (ee->prop.sticky && !sticky)