diff --git a/src/lib/eo/eo.c b/src/lib/eo/eo.c
index fb9f57f9ae..e47778e4b9 100644
--- a/src/lib/eo/eo.c
+++ b/src/lib/eo/eo.c
@@ -2053,7 +2053,10 @@ efl_data_scope_safe_get(const Eo *obj_id, const Efl_Class *klass_id)
    if (!obj_id) return NULL;
    EO_OBJ_POINTER_RETURN_VAL(obj_id, obj, NULL);
    EO_CLASS_POINTER_GOTO(klass_id, klass, err_klass);
-   if (obj->user_refcount <= 0) goto err_klass;
+   if (obj->destructed)
+     {
+        goto err_klass;
+     }
 
    if (_eo_class_mro_has(obj->klass, klass))
      ret = _efl_data_scope_safe_get(obj, klass);