diff --git a/src/bin/e_gadget.c b/src/bin/e_gadget.c
index 564693875..30e486b50 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_gadget.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_gadget.c
@@ -1826,6 +1826,7 @@ e_gadget_util_layout_style_init(Evas_Object *g, Evas_Object *style)
    EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(zgc, NULL);
 
    prev = zgc->style.obj;
+   if ((!prev) && (!style)) return NULL;
    zgc->style.obj = style;
    if (style)
      {