diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_layer.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_layer.c
index afb46f9dea..4e39d8f791 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_layer.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_layer.c
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ evas_layer_pre_free(Evas_Layer *lay)
 	Evas_Object *obj;
 
 	obj = (Evas_Object *)l;
-	if (!obj->smart.parent) evas_object_del(obj);
+	if ((!obj->smart.parent) && (!obj->delete_me))
+	  evas_object_del(obj);
      }
 }
 
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_main.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_main.c
index 7b947216cc..c8a532bb37 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_main.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_main.c
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ evas_object_del(Evas_Object *obj)
    MAGIC_CHECK(obj, Evas_Object, MAGIC_OBJ);
    return;
    MAGIC_CHECK_END();
+
    if (obj->delete_me) return;
 
    if (obj->name) evas_object_name_set(obj, NULL);