diff --git a/legacy/evas/m4/evas_check_engine.m4 b/legacy/evas/m4/evas_check_engine.m4
index 8f268249ab..b9ed08a4d6 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/m4/evas_check_engine.m4
+++ b/legacy/evas/m4/evas_check_engine.m4
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@ dnl use: EVAS_CHECK_ENGINE_DEP_QUARTZ(engine, simple, want_static[, ACTION-IF-FO
 AC_DEFUN([EVAS_CHECK_ENGINE_DEP_QUARTZ],
 [
 
+AC_LANG_PUSH([Objective C])
+
 evas_engine_[]$1[]_cflags=""
 evas_engine_[]$1[]_libs=""
 
@@ -423,6 +425,8 @@ else
   m4_default([$5], [:])
 fi
 
+AC_LANG_POP([Objective C])
+
 ])
 
 dnl use: EVAS_CHECK_ENGINE_DEP_GL_GLEW(engine, simple, want_static[, ACTION-IF-FOUND[, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND]])