diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/asahi/agx_state.h b/src/gallium/drivers/asahi/agx_state.h
index 96bf1d8cfd5..19a90021a73 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/asahi/agx_state.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/asahi/agx_state.h
@@ -981,12 +981,13 @@ agx_batch_add_bo(struct agx_batch *batch, struct agx_bo *bo)
       batch->bo_list.word_count = word_count;
    }
 
+   if (BITSET_TEST(batch->bo_list.set, bo->handle))
+      return;
+
    /* The batch holds a single reference to each BO in the batch, released when
     * the batch finishes execution.
     */
-   if (!BITSET_TEST(batch->bo_list.set, bo->handle))
-      agx_bo_reference(bo);
-
+   agx_bo_reference(bo);
    BITSET_SET(batch->bo_list.set, bo->handle);
 }