diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/software_gdi/evas_engine.c b/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/software_gdi/evas_engine.c
index 87e5e00974..ba80eb5cdd 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/software_gdi/evas_engine.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/modules/engines/software_gdi/evas_engine.c
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ static void
 module_close(Evas_Module *em)
 {
   eina_log_domain_unregister(_evas_engine_soft_gdi_log_dom);
+  _evas_engine_soft_gdi_log_dom = -1;
 }
 
 static Evas_Module_Api evas_modapi =