diff --git a/src/lib/edje/edje_edit.c b/src/lib/edje/edje_edit.c
index 57246dca5c..bcaf0271a4 100644
--- a/src/lib/edje/edje_edit.c
+++ b/src/lib/edje/edje_edit.c
@@ -2193,7 +2193,8 @@ _edje_edit_real_part_add(Evas_Object *obj, const char *name, Edje_Part_Type type
    if (_edje_real_part_get(ed, name))
      return EINA_FALSE;
 
-   if (ed->file)
+   if (ed->file) return EINA_FALSE;
+
    ce = eina_hash_find(ed->file->collection, ed->group);
 
    /* Alloc Edje_Part or return */