diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_text.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_text.c
index b94624bdea..a47b3ab2e2 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_text.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_text.c
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@ evas_object_text_new(void)
    o->prev = o->cur;
    o->cur.intl_props.props = &o->cur.paragraph_bidi_props;
 #ifdef BIDI_SUPPORT
-   o->cur.intl_props.props->direction = FRIBIDI_PAR_ON;
+   o->cur.intl_props.props->direction = EVAS_BIDI_PARAGRAPH_NATURAL;
 #endif
    return o;
 }
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
index b2198cb9e8..a7652b71e6 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
@@ -1860,10 +1860,8 @@ _layout_line_align_get(Ctxt *c)
    if (c->align_auto && c->ln && c->ln->items)
      {
         if (c->ln->items->source_node &&
-              ((c->ln->items->source_node->bidi_props.direction ==
-                FRIBIDI_PAR_RTL) ||
-               (c->ln->items->source_node->bidi_props.direction ==
-                FRIBIDI_PAR_WRTL)))
+              EVAS_BIDI_PARAGRAPH_DIRECTION_IS_RTL(
+                 c->ln->items->source_node->bidi_props.direction))
           {
              /* Align right*/
              return 1.0;
@@ -5231,7 +5229,7 @@ _evas_textblock_node_text_new(void)
    n = calloc(1, sizeof(Evas_Object_Textblock_Node_Text));
    n->unicode = eina_ustrbuf_new();
 #ifdef BIDI_SUPPORT
-   n->bidi_props.direction = FRIBIDI_PAR_ON;
+   n->bidi_props.direction = EVAS_BIDI_PARAGRAPH_NATURAL;
 #endif
 
    return n;
@@ -5475,7 +5473,7 @@ evas_textblock_cursor_text_append(Evas_Textblock_Cursor *cur, const char *_text)
      fnode->offset += len;
 #ifdef BIDI_SUPPORT
    /* Reset paragraph direction */
-   n->bidi_props.direction = FRIBIDI_PAR_ON;
+   n->bidi_props.direction = EVAS_BIDI_PARAGRAPH_NATURAL;
    evas_bidi_update_props(eina_ustrbuf_string_get(n->unicode), &n->bidi_props);
 #endif
    _evas_textblock_changed(o, cur->obj);
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_bidi_utils.h b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_bidi_utils.h
index 5c23b87d35..6902cd7dd7 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_bidi_utils.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_bidi_utils.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 # define BIDI_SUPPORT
 #endif
 
+#include <Eina.h>
 #include "evas_common.h"
 
 #ifdef USE_FRIBIDI
@@ -79,6 +80,17 @@ struct _Evas_BiDi_Props {
 
 
 #ifdef USE_FRIBIDI
+#define EVAS_BIDI_PARAGRAPH_NATURAL FRIBIDI_PAR_ON
+#define EVAS_BIDI_PARAGRAPH_LTR     FRIBIDI_PAR_LTR
+#define EVAS_BIDI_PARAGRAPH_RTL     FRIBIDI_PAR_RTL
+#define EVAS_BIDI_PARAGRAPH_WLTR    FRIBIDI_PAR_WLTR
+#define EVAS_BIDI_PARAGRAPH_WRTL    FRIBIDI_PAR_WRTL
+
+#define EVAS_BIDI_PARAGRAPH_DIRECTION_IS_RTL(direction)       \
+                (((direction == EVAS_BIDI_PARAGRAPH_RTL) ||   \
+                 (direction == EVAS_BIDI_PARAGRAPH_WRTL)) ?   \
+                 EINA_TRUE : EINA_FALSE)
+
 
 # define EVAS_BIDI_IS_BIDI_PROP(intl_props) ((intl_props) && (intl_props)->char_types)
 # define evas_bidi_position_visual_to_logical(list, position) \