diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_text_utils.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_text_utils.c
index abb3d10c08..026796ec7a 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_text_utils.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_text_utils.c
@@ -31,10 +31,16 @@ evas_common_text_props_content_copy_and_ref(Evas_Text_Props *dst,
       const Evas_Text_Props *src)
 {
    memcpy(dst, src, sizeof(Evas_Text_Props));
+   evas_common_text_props_content_ref(dst);
+}
+
+void
+evas_common_text_props_content_ref(Evas_Text_Props *props)
+{
 #ifdef OT_SUPPORT
-   if (dst->ot_data)
+   if (props->ot_data)
      {
-        evas_common_font_ot_props_ref(dst->ot_data);
+        evas_common_font_ot_props_ref(props->ot_data);
      }
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_text_utils.h b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_text_utils.h
index 560518e8d9..ff18a4bef4 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_text_utils.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_text_utils.h
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ void
 evas_common_text_props_content_copy_and_ref(Evas_Text_Props *dst,
       const Evas_Text_Props *src);
 
+void
+evas_common_text_props_content_ref(Evas_Text_Props *props);
+
 void
 evas_common_text_props_content_unref(Evas_Text_Props *props);