diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_value.c b/src/lib/eina/eina_value.c
index cb5fbc11c4..ddb02af48d 100644
--- a/src/lib/eina/eina_value.c
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_value.c
@@ -2224,6 +2224,16 @@ _eina_value_type_stringshare_pset(const Eina_Value_Type *type EINA_UNUSED, void
    return eina_stringshare_replace((const char **)mem, *str);
 }
 
+static Eina_Bool
+_eina_value_type_stringshare_pget(const Eina_Value_Type *type EINA_UNUSED, const void *mem, void *ptr)
+{
+   const Eina_Stringshare * const *src = mem;
+   Eina_Stringshare **dst = ptr;
+
+   *dst = eina_stringshare_ref(*src);
+   return EINA_TRUE;
+}
+
 static Eina_Bool
 _eina_value_type_string_flush(const Eina_Value_Type *type EINA_UNUSED, void *mem)
 {
@@ -5197,7 +5207,7 @@ static const Eina_Value_Type _EINA_VALUE_TYPE_BASICS[] = {
     NULL, /* no convert from */
     _eina_value_type_stringshare_vset,
     _eina_value_type_stringshare_pset,
-    _eina_value_type_string_common_pget
+    _eina_value_type_stringshare_pget
   },
   {
     EINA_VALUE_TYPE_VERSION,