diff --git a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_utils.c b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_utils.c
index b938455ca3..3f8cbf23f3 100644
--- a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_utils.c
+++ b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_utils.c
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ efreet_util_desktop_name_find(const char *name)
     eina_iterator_foreach(it, EINA_EACH(efreet_util_cache_search_name), &search);
     eina_iterator_free(it);
 
+    if (!search.result) return NULL;
+
     efreet_desktop_ref(search.result->desktop);
     return search.result->desktop;
 }
@@ -407,6 +409,8 @@ efreet_util_desktop_generic_name_find(const char *generic_name)
     eina_iterator_foreach(it, EINA_EACH(efreet_util_cache_search_generic_name), &search);
     eina_iterator_free(it);
 
+    if (!search.result) return NULL;
+
     efreet_desktop_ref(search.result->desktop);
     return search.result->desktop;
 }