diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
index 804ec369136..278e2ef9edf 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
@@ -1671,6 +1671,8 @@ unbind_shader_image(struct zink_context *ctx, gl_shader_stage stage, unsigned sl
       unbind_buffer_descriptor_stage(res, stage);
       unbind_buffer_descriptor_reads(res, stage);
       zink_buffer_view_reference(zink_screen(ctx->base.screen), &image_view->buffer_view, NULL);
+      if (zink_descriptor_mode == ZINK_DESCRIPTOR_MODE_DB)
+         pipe_resource_reference(&image_view->base.resource, NULL);
    } else {
       unbind_descriptor_stage(res, stage);
       unbind_descriptor_reads(res, stage);