diff --git a/src/bin/edje/edje_cc_out.c b/src/bin/edje/edje_cc_out.c
index 40b9ef641c..a900b40144 100644
--- a/src/bin/edje/edje_cc_out.c
+++ b/src/bin/edje/edje_cc_out.c
@@ -4217,10 +4217,10 @@ process_color_tree(char *s, const char *f_in, int ln)
    Eina_List *l;
    char *name;
 
-   array = eina_array_new(4);
-
    if (!s) return;
 
+   array = eina_array_new(4);
+
    do
      {
         s = color_tree_token_next(token[id], s, &ln);