diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_timer.c b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_timer.c
index 391c792e4b..2d9e1bcd40 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_timer.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_timer.c
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ _ecore_timer_legacy_tick(void *data, const Eo_Event *event)
    if (!_ecore_call_task_cb(legacy->func, (void*)legacy->data) ||
        legacy->delete_me)
      eo_del(event->object);
+   else
+     legacy->inside_call = 0;
 }
 
 EO_CALLBACKS_ARRAY_DEFINE(legacy_timer,