diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_intercept.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_intercept.c
index f4bbe9db6e..faeedeedf7 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_intercept.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_intercept.c
@@ -132,11 +132,8 @@ _evas_object_intercept_call(Evas_Object *eo_obj, Evas_Object_Intercept_Cb_Type c
       case EVAS_OBJECT_INTERCEPT_CB_RESIZE:
         i = va_arg(args, int);
         j = va_arg(args, int);
-        if (!internal)
-          {
-             if (_efl_canvas_object_efl_gfx_size_set_block(eo_obj, obj, i, j))
-               goto end_block;
-          }
+        if (_efl_canvas_object_efl_gfx_size_set_block(eo_obj, obj, i, j, internal))
+          goto end_block;
         if (!obj->interceptors) goto end_noblock;
         blocked = evas_object_intercept_call_resize(eo_obj, obj, i, j);
         break;
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_main.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_main.c
index 18df96d026..317d45abfc 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_main.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_main.c
@@ -1030,9 +1030,9 @@ evas_object_resize(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Coord w, Evas_Coord h)
 
 Eina_Bool
 _efl_canvas_object_efl_gfx_size_set_block(Eo *eo_obj, Evas_Object_Protected_Data *obj,
-                                          Evas_Coord w, Evas_Coord h)
+                                          Evas_Coord w, Evas_Coord h, Eina_Bool internal)
 {
-   if (obj->doing.in_resize > 0)
+   if (!internal && (obj->doing.in_resize > 0))
      {
         WRN("evas_object_resize() called on object %p (%s) when in the middle "
             "of resizing the same object", eo_obj, efl_class_name_get(eo_obj));
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/include/evas_private.h b/src/lib/evas/include/evas_private.h
index f6a011b46b..06b8c1e522 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/include/evas_private.h
+++ b/src/lib/evas/include/evas_private.h
@@ -1707,7 +1707,7 @@ void _efl_canvas_object_clip_prev_reset(Evas_Object_Protected_Data *obj, Eina_Bo
 
 Eina_Bool _efl_canvas_object_clip_set_block(Eo *eo_obj, Evas_Object_Protected_Data *obj, Evas_Object *eo_clip, Evas_Object_Protected_Data *clip);
 Eina_Bool _efl_canvas_object_clip_unset_block(Eo *eo_obj, Evas_Object_Protected_Data *obj);
-Eina_Bool _efl_canvas_object_efl_gfx_size_set_block(Eo *eo_obj, Evas_Object_Protected_Data *obj, Evas_Coord w, Evas_Coord h);
+Eina_Bool _efl_canvas_object_efl_gfx_size_set_block(Eo *eo_obj, Evas_Object_Protected_Data *obj, Evas_Coord w, Evas_Coord h, Eina_Bool internal);
 
 void _canvas_event_default_flags_set(Eo *e, void *_pd, va_list *list);
 void _canvas_event_default_flags_get(Eo *e, void *_pd, va_list *list);