diff --git a/src/lib/evas/common/evas_font.h b/src/lib/evas/common/evas_font.h
index 14415890fc..5017262078 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/common/evas_font.h
+++ b/src/lib/evas/common/evas_font.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ EAPI FT_UInt           evas_common_get_char_index            (RGBA_Font_Int* fi,
 EAPI void              evas_common_font_draw_init            (void);
 EAPI void	       evas_common_font_draw_prepare         (Evas_Text_Props *text_props);
 EAPI void              evas_common_font_draw_do(const Cutout_Rects *reuse, const Eina_Rectangle *clip, RGBA_Gfx_Func func, RGBA_Image *dst, RGBA_Draw_Context *dc, int x, int y, const Evas_Text_Props *text_props);
-EAPI Eina_Bool         evas_common_font_draw_prepare_cutout(Cutout_Rects *reuse, RGBA_Image *dst, RGBA_Draw_Context *dc, RGBA_Gfx_Func *func);
+EAPI Eina_Bool         evas_common_font_draw_prepare_cutout(Cutout_Rects **reuse, RGBA_Image *dst, RGBA_Draw_Context *dc, RGBA_Gfx_Func *func);
 
 /* load */
 EAPI void              evas_common_font_dpi_set              (int dpi);
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/common/evas_font_draw.c b/src/lib/evas/common/evas_font_draw.c
index 1e88b479d2..7ff2f23233 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/common/evas_font_draw.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/common/evas_font_draw.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ evas_common_font_draw_do(const Cutout_Rects *reuse, const Eina_Rectangle *clip,
 }
 
 EAPI Eina_Bool
-evas_common_font_draw_prepare_cutout(Cutout_Rects *reuse, RGBA_Image *dst, RGBA_Draw_Context *dc, RGBA_Gfx_Func *func)
+evas_common_font_draw_prepare_cutout(Cutout_Rects **reuse, RGBA_Image *dst, RGBA_Draw_Context *dc, RGBA_Gfx_Func *func)
 {
    int im_w, im_h;
 
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ evas_common_font_draw_prepare_cutout(Cutout_Rects *reuse, RGBA_Image *dst, RGBA_
 
    if (dc->cutout.rects)
      {
-        reuse = evas_common_draw_context_apply_cutouts(dc, reuse);
+        *reuse = evas_common_draw_context_apply_cutouts(dc, *reuse);
      }
 
    return EINA_TRUE;
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/common/evas_pipe.c b/src/lib/evas/common/evas_pipe.c
index f89db7b6e5..0d57119b69 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/common/evas_pipe.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/common/evas_pipe.c
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ evas_common_pipe_text_draw_prepare(void *data, RGBA_Image *dst, RGBA_Pipe_Op *op
    Eina_Bool r;
 
    recycle = evas_pipe_cutout_rects_pop(info);
-   r = evas_common_font_draw_prepare_cutout(recycle, dst, &(op->context),
+   r = evas_common_font_draw_prepare_cutout(&recycle, dst, &(op->context),
 					    &(op->op.text.func));
    if (recycle->active) op->rects = recycle;
    else evas_pipe_cutout_rects_push(info, recycle);