diff --git a/src/modules/evas/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_preload.c b/src/modules/evas/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_preload.c
index fee582383b..19952325be 100644
--- a/src/modules/evas/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_preload.c
+++ b/src/modules/evas/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_preload.c
@@ -408,6 +408,8 @@ _evas_gl_preload_target_die(void *data, Eo *obj,
 void
 evas_gl_preload_target_register(Evas_GL_Texture *tex, Eo *target)
 {
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(tex);
+
    eo_do(target,
          eo_event_callback_add(EO_EV_DEL, _evas_gl_preload_target_die, tex));
    tex->targets = eina_list_append(tex->targets, target);
@@ -420,6 +422,8 @@ evas_gl_preload_target_unregister(Evas_GL_Texture *tex, Eo *target)
    Eina_List *l;
    const Eo *o;
 
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(tex);
+
    eo_do(target,
          eo_event_callback_del(EO_EV_DEL, _evas_gl_preload_target_die, tex));