diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_edit.c b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_edit.c
index bfc7172c54..5aad713341 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_edit.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_edit.c
@@ -2683,6 +2683,7 @@ _edje_edit_state_alloc(int type, Edje *ed)
 	      								\
 	      Name = eina_mempool_malloc(ce->mp.Short,			\
 					 sizeof (Edje_Part_Description_##Type)); \
+              memset(Name, 0, sizeof(Edje_Part_Description_##Type));    \
 	      pd = &Name->common;					\
 	      ce->count.Short++;					\
 	      break;							\
@@ -2824,7 +2825,7 @@ edje_edit_state_add(Evas_Object *obj, const char *part, const char *name, double
 
 	external = (Edje_Part_Description_External*) pd;
 
-	memset(&external->external_params, 0, sizeof (external->external_params));
+        external->external_params = NULL;
 
 	if (rp->part->source)
 	  {