diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_e.c b/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_e.c
index 31e3578fc3..d219899d32 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_e.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_x/xcb/ecore_xcb_e.c
@@ -1471,11 +1471,13 @@ EAPI Ecore_X_Window
 ecore_x_e_illume_zone_get(Ecore_X_Window win)
 {
    Ecore_X_Window zone = 0;
+   int ret;
 
    LOGFN(__FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__);
 
-   if (!ecore_x_window_prop_window_get(win, ECORE_X_ATOM_E_ILLUME_ZONE,
-                                       &zone, 1))
+   ret = ecore_x_window_prop_window_get(win, ECORE_X_ATOM_E_ILLUME_ZONE,
+                                        &zone, 1);
+   if ((ret == 0) || (ret == -1))
      return 0;
 
    return zone;
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_e.c b/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_e.c
index be9f7f44e0..a147c0d15c 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_e.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_e.c
@@ -256,10 +256,12 @@ EAPI Ecore_X_Window
 ecore_x_e_illume_zone_get(Ecore_X_Window win)
 {
    Ecore_X_Window zone = 0;
+   int ret;
 
    LOGFN(__FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__);
-   if (!ecore_x_window_prop_window_get(win, ECORE_X_ATOM_E_ILLUME_ZONE,
-                                       &zone, 1))
+   ret = ecore_x_window_prop_window_get(win, ECORE_X_ATOM_E_ILLUME_ZONE,
+                                        &zone, 1);
+   if ((ret == 0) || (ret == -1))
      return 0;
 
    return zone;