diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_file.c b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_file.c
index 54c62b8c4c..a2a681e33e 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_file.c
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_file.c
@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ void *alloca (size_t);
 EAPI Eina_Bool
 eina_file_dir_list(const char *dir, Eina_Bool recursive, Eina_File_Dir_List_Cb cb, void *data)
 {
-        EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(cb, EINA_FALSE);
-        EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(dir, EINA_FALSE);
-        EINA_SAFETY_ON_TRUE_RETURN_VAL(dir[0] == '\0', EINA_FALSE);
-
 #ifndef _WIN32
 	struct dirent *de;
 	DIR *d;
 
+	EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(cb, EINA_FALSE);
+	EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(dir, EINA_FALSE);
+	EINA_SAFETY_ON_TRUE_RETURN_VAL(dir[0] == '\0', EINA_FALSE);
+
 	d = opendir(dir);
 	if (!d) return EINA_FALSE;
 
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ eina_file_dir_list(const char *dir, Eina_Bool recursive, Eina_File_Dir_List_Cb c
 	TCHAR          *tdir;
 	size_t          length_dir;
 
+	EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(cb, EINA_FALSE);
+	EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(dir, EINA_FALSE);
+	EINA_SAFETY_ON_TRUE_RETURN_VAL(dir[0] == '\0', EINA_FALSE);
+
 	length_dir = strlen(dir);
 	new_dir = (char *)alloca(length_dir + 5);
 	if (!new_dir) return EINA_FALSE;