diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_smart.c b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_smart.c
index 73b8ef5bf6..8d46942fd2 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_smart.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_smart.c
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ _edje_smart_del(Evas_Object * obj)
    _edje_clean_objects(ed);
    _edje_unref(ed);
    _edje_edjes = evas_list_remove(_edje_edjes, obj);
+   /* ... be paranoid */
+   evas_object_smart_data_set(obj, NULL);
 }
 
 static void