diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
index 788c7c3b9a..c290ac38ae 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
@@ -10319,7 +10319,10 @@ EAPI void
 evas_textblock_cursor_copy(const Evas_Textblock_Cursor *cur_src, Efl_Text_Cursor_Cursor *cur_dest)
 {
    if (!cur_src || !cur_dest) return;
-   efl_text_cursor_copy(cur_src->obj, cur_dest, cur_src);
+   if (!efl_text_cursor_equal(cur_src->obj, cur_dest, cur_src))
+     {
+        _evas_textblock_cursor_copy(cur_dest, cur_src);
+     }
 }
 
 static void