diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_config.c b/src/lib/elementary/elm_config.c
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_config.c
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_config.c
@@ -4674,7 +4674,7 @@
    efl_del_intercept_set(_efl_config_obj, NULL);
    efl_loop_unregister(efl_main_loop_get(), EFL_CONFIG_INTERFACE, _efl_config_obj);
    efl_loop_unregister(efl_main_loop_get(), EFL_CONFIG_GLOBAL_CLASS, _efl_config_obj);
-   ELM_SAFE_FREE(_efl_config_obj, efl_unref);
+   ELM_SAFE_FREE(_efl_config_obj, efl_del);
    ELM_SAFE_FREE(_elm_config, _config_free);
    ELM_SAFE_FREE(_elm_preferred_engine, eina_stringshare_del);
    ELM_SAFE_FREE(_elm_accel_preference, eina_stringshare_del);