diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_image.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_image.c
index 6a1b9e98ff..05e5fb8e55 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_image.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_image.c
@@ -280,11 +280,16 @@ Eina_Cow *evas_object_image_state_cow = NULL;
 static void
 _evas_object_image_cleanup(Evas_Object *eo_obj, Evas_Object_Protected_Data *obj, Evas_Image_Data *o)
 {
-   EINA_COW_IMAGE_STATE_WRITE_BEGIN(o, state_write)
+   /* Eina_Cow doesn't know if the resulting memory has changed, better check
+      before we change it */
+   if (o->cur->opaque_valid)
      {
-        state_write->opaque_valid = 0;
+        EINA_COW_IMAGE_STATE_WRITE_BEGIN(o, state_write)
+          {
+             state_write->opaque_valid = 0;
+          }
+        EINA_COW_IMAGE_STATE_WRITE_END(o, state_write);
      }
-   EINA_COW_IMAGE_STATE_WRITE_END(o, state_write);
 
    if ((o->preloading) && (o->engine_data))
      {
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_main.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_main.c
index e5317e2598..fded1ceee6 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_main.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_main.c
@@ -687,13 +687,18 @@ _evas_object_eo_base_destructor(Eo *eo_obj, Evas_Object_Protected_Data *obj)
           eo_do(proxy, evas_obj_text_filter_source_set(NULL, eo_obj));
      }
 
-   EINA_COW_WRITE_BEGIN(evas_object_proxy_cow, obj->proxy,
-                        Evas_Object_Proxy_Data, proxy_src)
+   /* Eina_Cow has no way to know if we are going to really change something
+    or not. So before calling the cow, let's check if we want to do something */
+   if (obj->proxy->proxy_textures)
      {
-        EINA_LIST_FREE(proxy_src->proxy_textures, texture)
-          eo_do(texture, evas_3d_texture_source_set(NULL));
+        EINA_COW_WRITE_BEGIN(evas_object_proxy_cow, obj->proxy,
+                             Evas_Object_Proxy_Data, proxy_src)
+          {
+             EINA_LIST_FREE(proxy_src->proxy_textures, texture)
+               eo_do(texture, evas_3d_texture_source_set(NULL));
+          }
+        EINA_COW_WRITE_END(evas_object_proxy_cow, obj->proxy, proxy_src);
      }
-   EINA_COW_WRITE_END(evas_object_proxy_cow, obj->proxy, proxy_src);
 
    if (obj->cur->clipper) evas_object_clip_unset(eo_obj);
    evas_object_map_set(eo_obj, NULL);