diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_context.c
index c7257068ca6..d87286d4267 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_context.c
@@ -467,7 +467,8 @@ struct pipe_context* r300_create_context(struct pipe_screen* screen,
         vb.depth0 = 1;
 
         r300->dummy_vb.buffer.resource = screen->resource_create(screen, &vb);
-        util_set_vertex_buffers(&r300->context, 1, false, &r300->dummy_vb);
+        pipe_reference(NULL, &r300->dummy_vb.buffer.resource->reference);
+        r300->context.set_vertex_buffers(&r300->context, 1, &r300->dummy_vb);
     }
 
     {