diff --git a/src/lib/elput/elput_input.c b/src/lib/elput/elput_input.c
index 5b2b1c5b5b..daa3675ff6 100644
--- a/src/lib/elput/elput_input.c
+++ b/src/lib/elput/elput_input.c
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ EAPI Eina_Stringshare *
 elput_input_device_output_name_get(Elput_Device *device)
 {
    EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(device, NULL);
-   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(device->output_name, NULL);
 
+   if (!device->output_name) return NULL;
    return eina_stringshare_ref(device->output_name);
 }