diff --git a/src/lib/edje/edje_util.c b/src/lib/edje/edje_util.c
index 221bd1d1de..4bb0e9c1e4 100644
--- a/src/lib/edje/edje_util.c
+++ b/src/lib/edje/edje_util.c
@@ -3505,8 +3505,11 @@ _edje_object_part_swallow(Eo *obj EINA_UNUSED, Edje *ed, const char *part, Evas_
         /* the object is already swallowed in the requested part */
         if (rpcur == rp) return EINA_TRUE;
         sed = evas_object_data_get(obj_swallow, ".edje");
-        /* The object is already swallowed somewhere, unswallow it first */
-        edje_object_part_unswallow(sed->obj, obj_swallow);
+        if (sed)
+          {
+             /* The object is already swallowed somewhere, unswallow it first */
+             edje_object_part_unswallow(sed->obj, obj_swallow);
+          }
      }
 
    if (!rp)