diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas.c b/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas.c
index 11c043e606..baeb5f1db9 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas.c
@@ -609,12 +609,12 @@ ecore_evas_init(void)
    if (++_ecore_evas_init_count != 1)
      return _ecore_evas_init_count;
 
-   if (!evas_init())
-     return --_ecore_evas_init_count;
-
    if (!ecore_init())
      goto shutdown_evas;
 
+   if (!evas_init())
+     return --_ecore_evas_init_count;
+
    _ecore_evas_log_dom = eina_log_domain_register
      ("ecore_evas", ECORE_EVAS_DEFAULT_LOG_COLOR);
    if(_ecore_evas_log_dom < 0)
@@ -700,8 +700,8 @@ ecore_evas_shutdown(void)
 
    eina_log_domain_unregister(_ecore_evas_log_dom);
    _ecore_evas_log_dom = -1;
-   ecore_shutdown();
    evas_shutdown();
+   ecore_shutdown();
 
    return _ecore_evas_init_count;
 }