diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_smart.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_smart.c
index 87e8c7b006..e3cd49241c 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_smart.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_smart.c
@@ -713,9 +713,11 @@ evas_object_smart_member_cache_invalidate(Evas_Object *obj)
    Eina_Inlist *l;
 
    MAGIC_CHECK(obj, Evas_Object, MAGIC_OBJ);
-   obj->parent_cache_valid = 0;
+   return;
    MAGIC_CHECK_END();
 
+   obj->parent_cache_valid = 0;
+
    o = (Evas_Object_Smart *)(obj->object_data);
    if (o->magic != MAGIC_OBJ_SMART)
      return;