diff --git a/src/modules/evas/engines/gl_generic/evas_engine.c b/src/modules/evas/engines/gl_generic/evas_engine.c
index a9ddbd771d..0a683e5503 100644
--- a/src/modules/evas/engines/gl_generic/evas_engine.c
+++ b/src/modules/evas/engines/gl_generic/evas_engine.c
@@ -2764,7 +2764,7 @@ eng_ector_end(void *data, void *context EINA_UNUSED, Ector_Surface *ector,
         mul_use = gl_context->dc->mul.use;
 
         ector_buffer_pixels_set(ector, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
-        data = eng_image_data_put(data, buffer->gl, buffer->software);
+        buffer->gl = eng_image_data_put(data, buffer->gl, buffer->software);
 
         if (!mul_use)
           {