diff --git a/src/bin/edje/edje_cc_out.c b/src/bin/edje/edje_cc_out.c
--- a/src/bin/edje/edje_cc_out.c
+++ b/src/bin/edje/edje_cc_out.c
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@
         Eina_List *ll = NULL;
 
         set = edje_file->image_dir->sets + i;
-        if (!set->entries) continue;
+        if (!set->entries || set->unused) continue;
         EINA_LIST_FOREACH(set->entries, ll, set_entry)
           {
              img = &edje_file->image_dir->entries[set_entry->id];
@@ -4055,6 +4055,7 @@
              if (set->name && eina_hash_find(images_in_use, set->name))
                continue;
 
+             set->unused = EINA_TRUE;
              printf("Warning: Image set '%s' not used\n", set->name);
              EINA_LIST_FOREACH(set->entries, l, set_e)
                {
diff --git a/src/lib/edje/edje_private.h b/src/lib/edje/edje_private.h
--- a/src/lib/edje/edje_private.h
+++ b/src/lib/edje/edje_private.h
@@ -689,6 +689,7 @@
    Eina_List *entries;
 
    int id;
+   Eina_Bool unused : 1;
 };
 
 struct _Edje_Image_Directory_Set_Entry