diff --git a/src/modules/evas/engines/wayland_shm/evas_engine.c b/src/modules/evas/engines/wayland_shm/evas_engine.c
index 5e63685f75..07a5f22301 100644
--- a/src/modules/evas/engines/wayland_shm/evas_engine.c
+++ b/src/modules/evas/engines/wayland_shm/evas_engine.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ eng_setup(Evas *eo_evas, void *info)
         else
           goto err;
      }
-   else
+   else if (einfo->info.wl_surface)
      {
         Outbuf *ob;