diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
index 0213923378..05d4d69d86 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
@@ -4528,6 +4528,7 @@ static inline int
 _escaped_is_eq_and_advance(const char *s, const char *s_end,
       const char **p_m, const char *m_end)
 {
+   Eina_Bool reached_end;
    for (;((s < s_end) && (*p_m < m_end)); s++, (*p_m)++)
      {
         if (*s != **p_m)
@@ -4537,10 +4538,11 @@ _escaped_is_eq_and_advance(const char *s, const char *s_end,
           }
      }
 
+   reached_end = !**p_m;
    if (*p_m < m_end)
      _escaped_advance_after_end_of_string(p_m);
 
-   return s == s_end;
+   return ((s == s_end) && reached_end);
 }
 
 /**