diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_idle_enterer.c b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_idle_enterer.c
index cc07fb0eb1..64956ad7b7 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_idle_enterer.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_idle_enterer.c
@@ -175,8 +175,7 @@ _ecore_idle_enterer_del(Ecore_Idle_Enterer *obj)
 {
    Ecore_Idle_Enterer_Private_Data *idle_enterer = eo_data_get(obj, MY_CLASS);
 
-   /* Double free case */
-   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(idle_enterer, NULL);
+   if (!idle_enterer) return NULL;
    EINA_SAFETY_ON_TRUE_RETURN_VAL(idle_enterer->delete_me, NULL);
    idle_enterer->delete_me = 1;
    idle_enterers_delete_me = 1;