diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_simple_xml_parser.c b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_simple_xml_parser.c
index 0b83594d5f..29c5ea1d6d 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_simple_xml_parser.c
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_simple_xml_parser.c
@@ -687,10 +687,12 @@ eina_simple_xml_node_tag_free(Eina_Simple_XML_Node_Tag *tag)
 static Eina_Simple_XML_Node_Data *
 _eina_simple_xml_node_data_new(Eina_Simple_XML_Node_Tag *parent, Eina_Simple_XML_Node_Type type, const char *content, unsigned length)
 {
-   Eina_Simple_XML_Node_Data *n = malloc(sizeof(*n) + length + 1);
+   Eina_Simple_XML_Node_Data *n;
 
    if (!content) return NULL;
 
+   n = malloc(sizeof(*n) + length + 1);
+
    if (!n)
      {
         ERR("could not allocate memory for node");