diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_selection_manager.c b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_selection_manager.c
index ef9d221d0d..cbef9226af 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_selection_manager.c
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_selection_manager.c
@@ -1142,15 +1142,20 @@ static Eina_Bool
 _x11_vcard_send(char *target EINA_UNUSED, void *data EINA_UNUSED, int size EINA_UNUSED, void **data_ret, int *size_ret, Ecore_X_Atom *ttype EINA_UNUSED, int *typesize EINA_UNUSED)
 {
    Sel_Manager_Selection *sel;
-   char *s;
 
    sel_debug("Vcard send called");
    sel = *(Sel_Manager_Selection **)data;
-   s = malloc(sel->data.len + 1);
-   if (!s) return EINA_FALSE;
-   memcpy(s, sel->data.mem, sel->data.len);
-   s[sel->data.len] = 0;
-   if (data_ret) *data_ret = s;
+   if (data_ret)
+     {
+        char *s;        
+
+        s = malloc(sel->data.len + 1);
+        if (!s) return EINA_FALSE;
+        memcpy(s, sel->data.mem, sel->data.len);
+        s[sel->data.len] = 0;
+        *data_ret = s;
+     }
+
    if (size_ret) *size_ret = sel->data.len;
    return EINA_TRUE;
 }