diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
index 01cefea7ca..32c78ef4b0 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
@@ -6344,6 +6344,7 @@ _layout(const Evas_Object *eo_obj, int w, int h, int *w_ret, int *h_ret)
    c->width_changed = (obj->cur->geometry.w != o->last_w);
    c->obs_infos = NULL;
    c->hyphen_ti = NULL;
+   c->handle_obstacles = EINA_FALSE;
 
    /* Update all obstacles */
    if (c->o->obstacle_changed || c->width_changed)