diff --git a/src/bin/e_system.c b/src/bin/e_system.c
index b96c63433..70db1f45e 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_system.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_system.c
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ e_system_handler_del(const char *cmd, void (*func) (void *data, const char *para
                   break;
                }
           }
-        eina_hash_add(_handlers, cmd, list);
+        if (list)
+          eina_hash_add(_handlers, cmd, list);
      }
 }