diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_event_message_handler.c b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_event_message_handler.c
index 1b593d0771..f5498832f9 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_event_message_handler.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_event_message_handler.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ EOLIAN static Efl_Object *
 _ecore_event_message_handler_efl_object_constructor(Eo *obj, Ecore_Event_Message_Handler_Data *pd)
 {
    obj = efl_constructor(efl_super(obj, MY_CLASS));
-   pd->event_type_count = -1;
+   pd->event_type_count = 0;
    pd->current_event_type = -1;
    return obj;
 }