diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/buffer/evas_engine.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/buffer/evas_engine.c
index f5df5d9b14..e265e42629 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/buffer/evas_engine.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/buffer/evas_engine.c
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ evas_engine_buffer_output_free(void *data)
    free(re);
 
    evas_common_font_shutdown();
+   evas_common_image_shutdown();
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_image_main.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_image_main.c
index 96c2b1e3aa..bf8fd0a963 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_image_main.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/common/evas_image_main.c
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@ image_debug(void)
 void
 evas_common_image_init(void)
 {
+#ifdef BUILD_LOADER_EET
+   eet_init();
+#endif
+}
+
+void
+evas_common_image_shutdown(void)
+{
+#ifdef BUILD_LOADER_EET
+   eet_shutdown();
+#endif
 }
 
 RGBA_Surface *
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/directfb/evas_engine_dfb.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/directfb/evas_engine_dfb.c
index d527d627f7..8ce3a0e6a9 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/directfb/evas_engine_dfb.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/directfb/evas_engine_dfb.c
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ evas_engine_directfb_output_free(void *data)
    free(re);
 
    evas_common_font_shutdown();
+   evas_common_image_shutdown();
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/fb/evas_engine.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/fb/evas_engine.c
index ba0345c400..f45c2ff118 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/fb/evas_engine.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/fb/evas_engine.c
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ evas_engine_fb_output_free(void *data)
    free(re);
 
    evas_common_font_shutdown();
+   evas_common_image_shutdown();
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/gl_x11/evas_engine.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/gl_x11/evas_engine.c
index d7bf0ce849..2fe7fd4988 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/gl_x11/evas_engine.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/gl_x11/evas_engine.c
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ evas_engine_gl_x11_output_free(void *data)
    free(re);
 
    evas_common_font_shutdown();
+   evas_common_image_shutdown();
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/software_qtopia/evas_engine.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/software_qtopia/evas_engine.c
index df9bdb5de0..1561003473 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/software_qtopia/evas_engine.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/software_qtopia/evas_engine.c
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ evas_engine_software_qtopia_output_free(void *data)
    free(re);
 
    evas_common_font_shutdown();
+   evas_common_image_shutdown();
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/software_x11/evas_engine.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/software_x11/evas_engine.c
index a5bfd26d79..79f452e153 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/software_x11/evas_engine.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/software_x11/evas_engine.c
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ evas_engine_software_x11_output_free(void *data)
    free(re);
 
    evas_common_font_shutdown();
+   evas_common_image_shutdown();
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_common.h b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_common.h
index 71f81a8674..ceea0228c8 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_common.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_common.h
@@ -742,6 +742,7 @@ void evas_common_scale_rgba_in_to_out_clip_sample      (RGBA_Image *src, RGBA_Im
 
 /****/
 void          evas_common_image_init              (void);
+void          evas_common_image_shutdown          (void);
 
 RGBA_Surface *evas_common_image_surface_new       (void);
 void          evas_common_image_surface_free      (RGBA_Surface *is);