diff --git a/src/lib/eo/eo_base_class.c b/src/lib/eo/eo_base_class.c
index 9fd4d2b08b..097a4e0356 100644
--- a/src/lib/eo/eo_base_class.c
+++ b/src/lib/eo/eo_base_class.c
@@ -1939,6 +1939,7 @@ _efl_object_event_future_scheduler_get(const Eo *obj, Efl_Object_Data *pd, Efl_C
    if (!array) return NULL;
 
    ext = _efl_object_extension_need(pd);
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(ext);
 
    // First lookup for an existing scheduler that match the provided array
    if (!ext->schedulers) ext->schedulers = eina_hash_pointer_new(_futures_cancel_cb);