diff --git a/src/bin/e_zone.c b/src/bin/e_zone.c
index 75d589bfd..ba007f457 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_zone.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_zone.c
@@ -1326,11 +1326,12 @@ e_zone_useful_geometry_get(E_Zone *zone,
                            int    *w,
                            int    *h)
 {
-   E_OBJECT_CHECK(zone);
-   E_OBJECT_TYPE_CHECK(zone, E_ZONE_TYPE);
    Eina_List *l;
    E_Shelf *shelf;
 
+   E_OBJECT_CHECK(zone);
+   E_OBJECT_TYPE_CHECK(zone, E_ZONE_TYPE);
+
    if (!zone->useful_geometry.dirty)
      {
         EINA_LIST_FOREACH(e_shelf_list(), l, shelf)