diff --git a/src/lib/edje/edje_external.c b/src/lib/edje/edje_external.c
--- a/src/lib/edje/edje_external.c
+++ b/src/lib/edje/edje_external.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
         return EDJE_EXTERNAL_PARAM_TYPE_MAX;
      }
    for (info = type->parameters_info; info->name; info++)
-     if (strcmp(info->name, param) == 0) return info->type; ;
+     if (param && strcmp(info->name, param) == 0) return info->type;
 
    ERR("no parameter '%s' external type '%s'", param, type->module_name);