diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_intercept.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_intercept.c
index a1c331dd30..7da2935035 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_intercept.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_intercept.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ evas_object_intercept_cleanup(Evas_Object *eo_obj)
      ret = !!(obj->interceptors->Type.func);				\
      if (ret)								\
        obj->interceptors->Type.func(obj->interceptors->Type.data, eo_obj); \
-     obj->interceptors->Type.intercepted = EINA_FALSE;			\
+     if (obj->interceptors) obj->interceptors->Type.intercepted = EINA_FALSE;			\
      return ret;                                                        \
   }