diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_desktop/ecore_desktop.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_desktop/ecore_desktop.c
index b3da008ddd..64f53fcf06 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_desktop/ecore_desktop.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_desktop/ecore_desktop.c
@@ -413,6 +413,11 @@ _ecore_desktop_get(const char *file, const char *lang)
 			      *p = tolower(*p);
 			    p++;
 			 }
+		       if (result->icon_class[0] == '\0')
+		         {
+			    free(result->icon_class);
+			    result->icon_class = NULL;
+			 }
 		    }
 	       }