diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_main.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_main.c
index f65722bda0..ce13353c97 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_main.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_main.c
@@ -1486,8 +1486,8 @@ _ecore_main_loop_iterate_internal(int once_only)
                     {
                        _ecore_time_loop_time = ecore_time_get();
                        if (!_ecore_idler_call()) goto start_loop;
-                       if (_ecore_event_exist()) break;
                        if (_ecore_main_select(0.0) > 0) have_event = 1;
+                       if (_ecore_event_exist()) break;
                        if (_ecore_signal_count_get() > 0) have_signal = 1;
                        if (have_event || have_signal) break;
                        if (_ecore_timers_exists()) goto start_loop;
@@ -1510,8 +1510,8 @@ _ecore_main_loop_iterate_internal(int once_only)
                     {
                        _ecore_time_loop_time = ecore_time_get();
                        if (!_ecore_idler_call()) goto start_loop;
-                       if (_ecore_event_exist()) break;
                        if (_ecore_main_select(0.0) > 0) have_event = 1;
+                       if (_ecore_event_exist()) break;
                        if (_ecore_signal_count_get() > 0) have_signal = 1;
                        if (have_event || have_signal) break;
                        next_time = _ecore_timer_next_get();