diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_render.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_render.c
index 1db3d21d4d..e0cc9a77d7 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_render.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_render.c
@@ -1392,6 +1392,8 @@ evas_render_updates_internal(Evas *e,
                }
           }
 
+        if (obj->delete_me) continue;
+
         EINA_RECTANGLE_SET(&clip_rect,
                            e->framespace.clip->cur.geometry.x,
                            e->framespace.clip->cur.geometry.y,