diff --git a/src/lib/eo/Eo.h b/src/lib/eo/Eo.h
index 4eb13cd607..d2dbfb781b 100644
--- a/src/lib/eo/Eo.h
+++ b/src/lib/eo/Eo.h
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ EAPI const char *eo_class_name_get(const Eo_Class *klass);
 
 /**
  * @brief Init the eo subsystem
- * @return @c EINA_TRUE on success.
+ * @return @c EINA_TRUE if eo is init, @c EINA_FALSE otherwise.
  *
  * @see eo_shutfown()
  */
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ EAPI Eina_Bool eo_init(void);
 
 /**
  * @brief Shutdown the eo subsystem
- * @return @c EINA_TRUE on success.
+ * @return @c EINA_TRUE if eo is init, @c EINA_FALSE otherwise.
  *
  * @see eo_init()
  */
diff --git a/src/lib/eo/eo.c b/src/lib/eo/eo.c
index ede28631ff..2fd8f535c9 100644
--- a/src/lib/eo/eo.c
+++ b/src/lib/eo/eo.c
@@ -1898,7 +1898,7 @@ eo_shutdown(void)
    _eo_log_dom = -1;
 
    eina_shutdown();
-   return EINA_TRUE;
+   return EINA_FALSE;
 }
 
 EAPI Eina_Bool