diff --git a/src/bin/e_order.c b/src/bin/e_order.c
index 46d1294e8..3d22bae16 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_order.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_order.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ e_order_new(const char *path)
    eo = E_OBJECT_ALLOC(E_Order, E_ORDER_TYPE, _e_order_free);
    if (!eo) return NULL;
 
-   eo->path = evas_stringshare_add(path);
+   if (path) eo->path = evas_stringshare_add(path);
    _e_order_read(eo);
    eo->monitor = ecore_file_monitor_add(path, _e_order_cb_monitor, eo);