diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas.c b/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas.c
index 4c3b13f0e4..67ab7e9fd0 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_evas/ecore_evas.c
@@ -1832,6 +1832,9 @@ ecore_evas_cursor_set(Ecore_Evas *ee, const char *file,
                       int layer, int hot_x, int hot_y)
 {
    Evas_Object *obj = NULL;
+
+   ECORE_EVAS_CHECK(ee);
+
    if (file)
      {
         int x, y;