diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_vg_root_node.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_vg_root_node.c
index d77c4c581f..10f23ee83a 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_vg_root_node.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_vg_root_node.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ _evas_vg_root_node_eo_base_parent_set(Eo *obj,
                                       Eo *parent)
 {
    // Nice little hack, jump over parent parent_set in Evas_VG_Root
-   eo_do_super(obj, EVAS_VG_NODE_CLASS, eo_constructor());
+   eo_do_super(obj, EVAS_VG_NODE_CLASS, eo_parent_set(parent));
    if (!eo_isa(parent, EVAS_VG_CLASS))
      eo_error_set(obj);
 }