diff --git a/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/x/ecore_evas_x.c b/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/x/ecore_evas_x.c
index f652702cd5..5eb7786b8c 100644
--- a/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/x/ecore_evas_x.c
+++ b/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/x/ecore_evas_x.c
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ _ecore_evas_x_aux_hints_supprted_update(Ecore_Evas *ee)
                eina_list_append(ee->prop.aux_hint.supported_list, hint);
           }
 
-        if ((str) && (str[0]))
+        if (str)
           {
              free(str[0]);
              free(str);