diff --git a/src/freedreno/drm/freedreno_pipe.c b/src/freedreno/drm/freedreno_pipe.c
index 8552c15d220..cc51a55d4df 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/drm/freedreno_pipe.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/drm/freedreno_pipe.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fd_pipe_new2(struct fd_device *dev, enum fd_pipe_id id, uint32_t prio)
       return NULL;
    }
 
-   pipe->dev = dev;
+   pipe->dev = fd_device_ref(dev);
    pipe->id = id;
    p_atomic_set(&pipe->refcnt, 1);
 
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ fd_pipe_del_locked(struct fd_pipe *pipe)
    if (!p_atomic_dec_zero(&pipe->refcnt))
       return;
    fd_bo_del_locked(pipe->control_mem);
+   fd_device_del_locked(pipe->dev);
    pipe->funcs->destroy(pipe);
 }