diff --git a/src/bin/e_comp_wl.c b/src/bin/e_comp_wl.c
index 566576d6c..00bf49160 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_comp_wl.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_comp_wl.c
@@ -2447,8 +2447,11 @@ _e_comp_wl_subsurface_create(E_Client *ec, E_Client *epc, uint32_t id, struct wl
 
    ec->comp_data->surface = surface_resource;
    ec->comp_data->sub.data = sdata;
-   evas_object_layer_set(ec->frame, evas_object_layer_get(epc->frame));
-   evas_object_stack_above(ec->frame, epc->frame);
+   if (epc)
+     {
+        evas_object_layer_set(ec->frame, evas_object_layer_get(epc->frame));
+        evas_object_stack_above(ec->frame, epc->frame);
+     }
 
    return EINA_TRUE;