diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_smart.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_smart.c
index a250531327..2dec9dd813 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_smart.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_smart.c
@@ -147,5 +147,5 @@ void
 evas_object_smart_unuse(Evas_Smart *s)
 {
    s->usage--;
-   if (!s->usage) evas_smart_free(s);
+   if ((s->usage <= 0) && (s->delete_me)) evas_smart_free(s);
 }