diff --git a/src/lib/edje/edje_callbacks.c b/src/lib/edje/edje_callbacks.c
index 8a320933c9..88154891fa 100644
--- a/src/lib/edje/edje_callbacks.c
+++ b/src/lib/edje/edje_callbacks.c
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ _edje_pending_timer_cb(void *data)
    pp = data;
    pp->edje->pending_actions = eina_list_remove(pp->edje->pending_actions, pp);
    _edje_program_run(pp->edje, pp->program, 1, "", "");
+   pp->timer = NULL;
    free(pp);
    return ECORE_CALLBACK_CANCEL;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/edje/edje_load.c b/src/lib/edje/edje_load.c
index 01030e30db..c87958685b 100644
--- a/src/lib/edje/edje_load.c
+++ b/src/lib/edje/edje_load.c
@@ -2051,6 +2051,7 @@ _edje_file_del(Edje *ed)
         EINA_LIST_FREE(ed->pending_actions, pp)
           {
              ecore_timer_del(pp->timer);
+             pp->timer = NULL;
              free(pp);
           }
      }
diff --git a/src/lib/edje/edje_program.c b/src/lib/edje/edje_program.c
index 232dcb3ccf..1482fa4c9c 100644
--- a/src/lib/edje/edje_program.c
+++ b/src/lib/edje/edje_program.c
@@ -873,6 +873,7 @@ low_mem_current:
                     {
                        ed->pending_actions = eina_list_remove(ed->pending_actions, pp);
                        ecore_timer_del(pp->timer);
+                       pp->timer = NULL;
                        free(pp);
                        //		       goto done;
                     }