diff --git a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet.c b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet.c
index f0da7aa66f..1b0a916805 100644
--- a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet.c
+++ b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet.c
@@ -102,14 +102,15 @@ efreet_shutdown(void)
     efreet_xml_shutdown();
     efreet_base_shutdown();
     eina_log_domain_unregister(_efreet_log_domain_global);
-    eet_shutdown();
-    eina_shutdown();
 
     IF_RELEASE(efreet_lang);
     IF_RELEASE(efreet_lang_country);
     IF_RELEASE(efreet_lang_modifier);
     efreet_parsed_locale = 0;  /* reset this in case they init efreet again */
 
+    eet_shutdown();
+    eina_shutdown();
+
     return _efreet_init_count;
 }