diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/Edje.h b/legacy/edje/src/lib/Edje.h
index b43da4b9dc..98c257be19 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/Edje.h
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/Edje.h
@@ -2301,6 +2301,8 @@ EAPI void         edje_object_text_change_cb_set      (Evas_Object *obj, Edje_Te
  * @param obj A valid Evas Object handle
  * @param part The part name
  * @param text The text string
+ *
+ * @return @c EINA_BOOL on success, @c EINA_FALSE otherwise
  */
 EAPI Eina_Bool    edje_object_part_text_set           (Evas_Object *obj, const char *part, const char *text);
 
@@ -2314,6 +2316,9 @@ EAPI Eina_Bool    edje_object_part_text_set           (Evas_Object *obj, const c
  * @param obj A valid Evas Object handle
  * @param part The part name
  * @param text The text string
+ *
+ * @return @c EINA_BOOL on success, @c EINA_FALSE otherwise
+ *
  * @since 1.2
  */
 EAPI Eina_Bool    edje_object_part_text_escaped_set   (Evas_Object *obj, const char *part, const char *text);
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_util.c b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_util.c
index c684e37a42..33aa584017 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_util.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_util.c
@@ -1056,10 +1056,10 @@ Eina_Bool
 _edje_object_part_text_raw_set(Evas_Object *obj, Edje_Real_Part *rp, const char *part, const char *text)
 {
    if ((!rp->text.text) && (!text))
-     return EINA_FALSE;
+     return EINA_TRUE; /* nothing to do, no error */
    if ((rp->text.text) && (text) &&
        (!strcmp(rp->text.text, text)))
-     return EINA_FALSE;
+     return EINA_TRUE; /* nothing to do, no error */
    if (rp->text.text)
      {
 	eina_stringshare_del(rp->text.text);