diff --git a/src/bindings/cxx/eina_cxx/eina_deleter.hh b/src/bindings/cxx/eina_cxx/eina_deleter.hh
index 2520f5d078..f88efd309d 100644
--- a/src/bindings/cxx/eina_cxx/eina_deleter.hh
+++ b/src/bindings/cxx/eina_cxx/eina_deleter.hh
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ struct malloc_deleter
     object->~T();
     free(object);
   }
+  void operator()(Eina_Future*) const
+  {
+    // workaround until we substitute Efl_Future with Eina_Future
+  }
   void operator()(Eina_Binbuf* /*object*/) const
   {
     // how to free binbuf?