diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_widget.h b/src/lib/elementary/elm_widget.h
index 86d5b6f4a5..9fc2cbe846 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_widget.h
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_widget.h
@@ -846,7 +846,8 @@ static inline Eina_Bool
 _elm_widget_sub_object_redirect_to_top(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object *sobj)
 {
    Eina_Bool ret = elm_widget_sub_object_del(obj, sobj);
-   if (ret)
+   if (!ret) return ret;
+   if (elm_widget_is(sobj))
      ret = elm_widget_sub_object_add(elm_widget_top_get(obj), sobj);
 
    return ret;