diff --git a/src/lib/evas/common/evas_thread_render.c b/src/lib/evas/common/evas_thread_render.c
index 21214ac781..623e40e4f4 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/common/evas_thread_render.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/common/evas_thread_render.c
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ evas_thread_init(void)
       CRI("Could not create draw thread condition");
     if (!eina_thread_create(&evas_thread_worker, EINA_THREAD_NORMAL, 0,
           evas_thread_worker_func, NULL))
-      CRI("Could not create draw thread");
+      if (!eina_thread_create(&evas_thread_worker, EINA_THREAD_NORMAL, -1,
+            evas_thread_worker_func, NULL))
+        CRI("Could not create draw thread");
 }
 
 void