diff --git a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_text.c b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_text.c
index 1a97af9f4c..e8eafcaee3 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_text.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/canvas/evas_object_text.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ _evas_text_efl_text_font_font_set(Eo *eo_obj, Evas_Text_Data *o, const char *fon
 
    evas_object_async_block(obj);
    if ((size == o->cur.size) &&
-       (o->cur.font && !strcmp(font, o->cur.font))) return;
+       (o->cur.font && font && !strcmp(font, o->cur.font))) return;
 
    if (font)
      {