diff --git a/src/modules/evas/engines/wayland_shm/evas_dmabuf.c b/src/modules/evas/engines/wayland_shm/evas_dmabuf.c
index 85ccc2a5e8..b3446b03fe 100644
--- a/src/modules/evas/engines/wayland_shm/evas_dmabuf.c
+++ b/src/modules/evas/engines/wayland_shm/evas_dmabuf.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ _evas_dmabuf_surface_reconfigure(Surface *s, int w, int h, uint32_t flags EINA_U
         buf = _evas_dmabuf_buffer_init(surface, w, h);
         if (!buf)
            {
-              _fallback(surface, w, h);
+              if (surface) _fallback(surface, w, h);
               s->surf.dmabuf = NULL;
               return;
            }