diff --git a/legacy/emotion/src/lib/emotion_smart.c b/legacy/emotion/src/lib/emotion_smart.c
index 8421f6f581..0f6d07de3c 100644
--- a/legacy/emotion/src/lib/emotion_smart.c
+++ b/legacy/emotion/src/lib/emotion_smart.c
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ _eio_load_xattr_error(void *data, Eio_File *handler, int err __UNUSED__)
 {
    Smart_Data *sd = data;
 
-   evas_object_smart_callback_call(sd->obj, SIG_POSITION_LOAD_FAILED, NULL);
+   evas_object_smart_callback_call(evas_object_smart_parent_get(sd->obj), SIG_POSITION_LOAD_FAILED, NULL);
    _eio_load_xattr_cleanup(sd, handler);
 }
 #endif