diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_entry.c b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_entry.c
index 17818e1476..a75a993a79 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_entry.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_entry.c
@@ -854,7 +854,8 @@ _anchors_update(Evas_Textblock_Cursor *c __UNUSED__, Evas_Object *o, Entry *en)
                {
                   Evas_Coord cx, cy, cw, ch;
                   
-                  evas_textblock_cursor_format_item_geometry_get(an->start, &cx, &cy, &cw, &ch);
+                  if (!evas_textblock_cursor_format_item_geometry_get(an->start, &cx, &cy, &cw, &ch))
+		    continue ;
                   evas_object_move(sel->obj, x + cx, y + cy);
                   evas_object_resize(sel->obj, cw, ch);
                }