diff --git a/src/lib/edje/edje_util.c b/src/lib/edje/edje_util.c
index c081d333a5..2dd2d27cb3 100644
--- a/src/lib/edje/edje_util.c
+++ b/src/lib/edje/edje_util.c
@@ -1222,8 +1222,8 @@ _edje_part_text_set(Eo *obj, Edje *ed, const char *part, const char *text)
      {
         return EINA_TRUE;
      }
-   return _edje_object_part_text_raw_set(ed, obj, rp, part, text);
    _edje_user_define_string(ed, part, rp->typedata.text->text);
+   return _edje_object_part_text_raw_set(ed, obj, rp, part, text);
 }
 
 EOLIAN const char*