diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_thread.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_thread.c
index 6688f07e97..d52c89befb 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_thread.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore/ecore_thread.c
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ ecore_thread_cancel(Ecore_Thread *thread)
 
    /* Delay the destruction */
  on_exit:
-   work->cancel = EINA_TRUE;
+   ((Ecore_Pthread_Worker *)thread)->cancel = EINA_TRUE;
    return EINA_FALSE;
 #else
    return EINA_TRUE;