1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/eet_dictionary.c b/src/lib/eet_dictionary.c
index f307d4d..35e8570 100644
--- a/src/lib/eet_dictionary.c
+++ b/src/lib/eet_dictionary.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ eet_dictionary_string_add(Eet_Dictionary *ed,
    int hash;
    int idx;
    int len;
+   int cnt;
 
    if (!ed)
      return -1;
@@ -156,8 +157,9 @@ eet_dictionary_string_add(Eet_Dictionary *ed,
           ed->hash[hash] = ed->count;
      }
 
+   cnt = ed->count++;
    eina_lock_release(&ed->mutex);
-   return ed->count++;
+   return cnt;
 
  on_error:
    eina_lock_release(&ed->mutex);