diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_file/Ecore_File.h b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_file/Ecore_File.h
index e111f552bb..26bbc70b03 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_file/Ecore_File.h
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_file/Ecore_File.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ extern "C" {
    EAPI void        ecore_file_monitor_del(Ecore_File_Monitor *ecore_file_monitor);
    EAPI const char *ecore_file_monitor_path_get(Ecore_File_Monitor *ecore_file_monitor);
 
+   EAPI int         ecore_file_path_dir_exists(const char *in_dir);
    EAPI int         ecore_file_app_installed(const char *exe);
    EAPI Ecore_List *ecore_file_app_list(void);
        
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_file/ecore_file_path.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_file/ecore_file_path.c
index d1f634db18..844212bb73 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_file/ecore_file_path.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_file/ecore_file_path.c
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ _ecore_file_path_from_env(const char *env)
 
         if (!*p)
           {
-             ecore_list_append(path, strdup(last));
+	     if (!ecore_file_path_dir_exists(last))
+	       ecore_list_append(path, strdup(last));
              last = p + 1;
           }
      }
@@ -57,6 +58,19 @@ _ecore_file_path_from_env(const char *env)
    return path;
 }
 
+EAPI int
+ecore_file_path_dir_exists(const char *in_dir)
+{
+   char *dir;
+   
+   ecore_list_goto_first(__ecore_file_path_bin);
+   while ((dir = ecore_list_next(__ecore_file_path_bin)) != NULL)
+     {
+	if (!strcmp(dir, in_dir)) return 1;
+     }
+   return 0;
+}
+
 EAPI int
 ecore_file_app_installed(const char *exe)
 {